Charge higher rates for crypto and AI. No one should be hot or cold so some asshole can make more money.
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Gerudo@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
This is going to feel like the recycle scam isn’t it. Corpos sucking down every last drop of energy while residential will be asked to turn up the thermostat in the summer and down in the winter so we “do our part”.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
This has been the case for decades, why would it change now?
Gerudo@lemmy.zip 4 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.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 3 days ago
literally passing the bucks to us: apnews.com/…/electricity-prices-data-centers-arti…
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Rolling blackouts, my dude. Dig it.
pfizer_dose@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I can dig it
Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I always ignore power savings requests. If they really can’t serve the population, they need to make more power. If we all turn down our usage to make it work, they won’t make more.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 days ago
crypto scam, AI is the new crypto
piecat@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Always has been
Residents in big cities have been experiencing it for decades at this point.
ConEd saying “We’re preparing for the heat wave in your area this week. Please, limit your energy usage to prevent power outages.”
Yeah, and times square is still lit up full brightness. The the skyscraper offices aren’t doing their part. Most of them, you can feel the cold on the street from their lobbies.