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return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have to find a new power source after their energy source looks to redirect lines to data centers

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Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have to find a new power source after their energy source looks to redirect lines to data centers

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'It's like we don't exist': Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power loss as utility redirects lines to data centers | Fortune
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Roughly 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents could lose 75% of their power after their energy provider said it's directing energy to neighboring data centers.
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  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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    I’m genuinely baffled that this is legal.

    • gdog05@lemmy.world
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      It’s what happens when you privatize necessary utilities. It will happen with water in a lot of areas as well.

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      Capitalism?

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        Capitalism.

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    Seems like it’s time to go for solar to have protecting from the grid…

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    Gotta be rich to live in Tahoe these days. If anyone can get something changed, it’s inconvenienced rich people.

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    Just shop around for a power company. Yeah.

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      looks like a good time to invest in extension cord manufacturing.

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    Wonder if the California residents are isolated from the problem more-so than the Nevada residents?

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    The local utility should put batteries on everyone’s home and use them as a virtual power plant.

    Think about how many of those homes are empty most of the time, barely using any energy.

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      And improve the value of the homes at no cost to the homeowners? They could never.

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    To quote capitalism “skill issue”

    Fuck we are so far AWAY from solving these issues

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    I wonder if we’re gonna find out how flammable these days centers are due to this. I struggle to imagine any jury member could be pulled from their power deprived homes and then convinced to convict.

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