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As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act (apnews.com)
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[โ€“] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This has been the case for decades, why would it change now?

[โ€“] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

It will be even worse than before. Texas hasn't added any power generating capacity outside of the devil that is solar and wind. Solar and wind are the only reasons we haven't seen the rolling blackouts for a few years now. Texas is even trying to make it harder to add more solar and wind, so it will strain even more.