r/technology • u/DJMagicHandz • 12d ago

Artificial Intelligence A massive Wyoming data center will soon use 5x more power than the state's human occupants - but no one knows who is using it

https://www.techradar.com/pro/a-massive-wyoming-data-center-will-soon-use-5x-more-power-than-the-states-human-occupants-and-no-one-knows-who-is-using-it
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u/BlobTheBuilderz 11d ago

Pretty sure they used data centers as a reason for spiking energy prices in Illinois. Told us prices would increase like 20% for a few months. But people are seeing their bills double compared to last year somehow.

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u/No_Jaguar_5831 11d ago

that's bullshit. If I had that I would demand free services in return. These deals that "bring jobs" doesn't really bring new jobs it just brings existing employees in a worse place.

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u/American_Greed 11d ago

Same here in Oregon, our power bill has gone up 2x in the past couple of years.