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Trees vs. Data Centers

Photo 1: Memphis, TN (top)

Photo 2: Sandston, VA

Photo 3: Abilene, Texas

Photo 4: New Albany, OH

Photo 5: Fayetteville, GA

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[–] tburkhol@slrpnk.net 47 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Not even solar panels on the roofs.

[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 7 points 39 minutes ago (1 children)

There's all this talk of solar-powered space-based orbital data centers , but they can't be bothered to put up cheaper, simpler, grid-relieving ground-based solar, on the real estate they've already got, when that would start producing some juice like right now? How does this make any sense?

[–] SparroHawc@piefed.world 2 points 12 minutes ago

As long as they continue to spout pie-in-the-sky for-realsies gonna-be-fantastic totally-not-gonna-fall-apart-like-half-Elon's-schemes plans for the future, they don't have to spend ANY money on stuff like ground-based solar panel arrays, and they get more investors who get suckered by the pitch too!

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 8 points 59 minutes ago

Not even panels over the parking lots.