It may be impossible to make data centers pay 'fair share' of electricity costs

https://theconversation.com/it-may-be-almost-impossible-to-make-data-centers-pay-their-fair-share-of-electricity-costs-283946

by derbOac • 7 days ago

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ungreased0675• 7 days ago

Because I don’t see power generation facilities popping up at the same rate data centers are, I expect prices to go up. Supply and demand.

verdverm• 7 days ago

It would seem to me, in the current environment, that they can be forced to pay an "unfair" share to make it fair to the people. Corporations spending $100Bs in a year can budget and charge for elevated electricity rates. Labor cannot.

FrankWilhoit2• 7 days ago

The data centers are starting to put dedicated gas-turbine generation right next to them.

FrankWilhoit2• 7 days ago

Where I live, utility LC&I (large commercial and industrial) contracts are unregulated. Today it is data centers but thirty years ago and longer, it was aluminum smelting that dominated electric utility revenue. The same issues arose.

It may be impossible to make data centers pay 'fair share' of electricity costs

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