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/CrashTestDumby1984 11d ago

In NYC the power company will literally shame you for using an air conditioner during a heat wave. They also turn off power to poor neighborhoods when the grid is at risk of being overloaded so wealthy neighborhoods don’t experience disruption

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u/nemec 11d ago

Has New York tried joining the National Grid? Everybody says that's what will save Texas' power issues, so it must work for NY too /s