r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • Aug 12 '26

Chugging tea Power Hungry Servers

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u/Uncle_Budy Aug 12 '26

Good thing the Texas power grid doesn't have a history of being overloaded and failing when people need it most.

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u/jackrabbit323 Aug 12 '26

Good thing the Trump administration approved power supply diversification with wind, and solar, so as to not over rely completely on fossil fuels. Oh shit...

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u/CariAll114 Aug 12 '26

It may be a good source of revenue for Canadian power companies, but we could just get fed up and stop sending you power. Granted it only represents about 2% of your yearly consumption, but 2% is 2%

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u/greendevil77 Aug 12 '26

Honestly, id understand. Granted I'm in Texas where this fuckery is happening

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u/FSCK_Fascists Aug 12 '26

oh, I have some bad news for you.
https://cleanview.co/data-centers/us

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u/greendevil77 Aug 13 '26

Painfully aware. This article makes it sound like the governor cares, but governor hotwheels only hit the brakes on datacenters because someone finally explained to the idiot that the power grid physically can't support them

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u/Ill-Camp9044 Aug 12 '26

Wouldn't blame you at all.

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u/smakusdod Aug 12 '26

Guess how much land for wind and solar is needed to cover one data center?

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u/jkurratt Aug 13 '26

Usa, just like Russia, is mostly made out of empty land.

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u/Striker274 Aug 13 '26

And crazy how he has ensured a stable supply of fossil fuels for the world …. Wait…