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FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.world · 3 days ago

People Would Rather Have Nuclear Power Plants In Their Area Than AI Data Centers

www.forbes.com

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People Would Rather Have Nuclear Power Plants In Their Area Than AI Data Centers

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Nuclear Power Plants Far More Popular Than AI Data Centers For Local Areas
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A majority of Americans say they're against the local construction of data centers to power artificial intelligence.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.radio/post/13319258

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    One makes power more expensive, decreases wages, and steals your drinking water, the other gives you cheap power, good jobs, and filtered water (though excess capacity rarely goes into the municipal supply).

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      And one steals all your drinking water.

      https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/08/georgia-data-centers-water-00909988

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        Updated. Nuclear plants have a complex relation with water usage tho, potentially positive, usually negative.

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    At least nuclear power plants hire more than a skeleton crew.

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      And provide something useful.

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    Americans or people?

    Edit

    Of course americans

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    We’d rather have AI data center Bon Fires in solidarity after the great Wood-chipper tech bro, pedofile, oligarch and corrupt politician reckoning of 2026

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      That was really redundant

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    Considering the news I heard recently about a Reno power plant dropping all of their customers so they could provide to a data center, maybe they just want more of any type of power plants so that they can keep their lights on.

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    lol. Porque no los dos?

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      Also, this is your invitation to a The Princess Bride watch party. (Only light snacks provided).

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