Artisian@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 个月前Data centers need electricity, utilities need years to build – who should pay?theconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square53linkfedilinkarrow-up1197
arrow-up1197external-linkData centers need electricity, utilities need years to build – who should pay?theconversation.comArtisian@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 个月前message-square53linkfedilink
minus-squarejj4211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 个月前So our utility came out and said they have to raise residential rates by a rather large amount, largely because so many data centers are demanding so much power they need to upgrade, so residential rates have to fund that…
minus-squarePyr@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 个月前Why raise residential tares and not commercial / industrial rates? Oh, because businesses are subsidizes through taxes. Of course.
So our utility came out and said they have to raise residential rates by a rather large amount, largely because so many data centers are demanding so much power they need to upgrade, so residential rates have to fund that…
Why raise residential tares and not commercial / industrial rates?
Oh, because businesses are subsidizes through taxes. Of course.