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A major watchdog says data centers are wreaking havoc on North America's power grid
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 11 May 2026
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TL;DR: American power grid sucks and allows connecting extreme variable loads without any mitigation measures.
trying to modernize it should be a national priority... but it doesn't score any political points so nobody cares.
people just want to agonized about plants, but not about how the power is managed or transmitted, which is often running on 1950s tech.
It was modernized after the great blackout in 2003. But it seems it's outdated and failing all over again.