• Mihies@programming.dev
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      7 hours ago

      AFAIK many datacenters try to build their own generators/powerplants. Also datacenters are at one location, not sparsely around.

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        That makes it worse. Feeding a little more electricity spread across many locations puts a much smaller strain on the grid than trying to feed a huge amount to one location.

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          6 hours ago

          You have only one line to upgrade if you feed it from energy grid. If they have their own PP, it’s even less of a problem.

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        What do the datacenter’s generators/powerplants run on?

        In all probability diesel or natural gas.

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          Or even nuclear (in case of Three Mile Island NPP). Regardless of what they run, they don’t require extensive energy grid since they are located nearby.

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            My point is that EVs is supposed to reduce pollution, not just just move the pollution to a DC instead of a car.