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finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

“Hey guys, we’re gonna pay for the electricity we’re using and the upgrades we’re forcing the providers to make!”

Like yeah, that’s the basic fucking expectation despite it not being the norm for these slop companies. Nobody should be impressed by this.

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toebert@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I agree with what you’re saying but to credit them, they’re offering to a bit beyond that.

Reduce strain on the grid. We’re investing in curtailment systems that cut our data centers’ power usage during periods of peak demand, as well as grid optimization tools, both of which help keep prices lower for ratepayers.

As much as I hate them, I think this decent from them - I only wish it was the government and the electricity providers which did this, but I bet if they were doing it, it’d be people’s power being turned off..

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- finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  If they want to do things to reduce their total consumption, great. I also do things to reduce my energy consumption, and thereby lower my electric bill, like installing LED lights and using a ‘smart’ thermostat to more efficiently manage my heat/air system. Is that laudable?
  
  At no point should the cost burden for their actions have fallen on residential electric customers. The things they are doing are the bare minimum, and likely more for PR as towns are starting to chase out data centers.
  
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