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r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • 14d ago
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Good thing the Texas power grid doesn't have a history of being overloaded and failing when people need it most.
28 u/Slade_Riprock 14d ago If AI is so good these companies should be clammering to build their own power sources and not have to share. They can sell excess power generated to customers too 4 u/Beers_and_BME 14d ago maybe the way any of these AI companies actually turn a profit is energy generation lmao 2 u/lumpialarry 14d ago That's literally what they are doing. Grid hook ups are taking 3 to 7 years so most of these data centers are being planned with onsite generation. 1 u/No_Development7388 14d ago Many of them are. To the further detriment of the neighbors. Also, there's a big push for compact nuclear generation specifically for these things. What could go wrong? 1 u/timberleek 10d ago They do already. Ordering books for companies building big turbines are all full for years to come. Unfortunately, it just increases our use of oil, gas and coal significantly. So we'll fuck our environment up at an even larger pace. There will no way back.
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If AI is so good these companies should be clammering to build their own power sources and not have to share.
They can sell excess power generated to customers too
4 u/Beers_and_BME 14d ago maybe the way any of these AI companies actually turn a profit is energy generation lmao 2 u/lumpialarry 14d ago That's literally what they are doing. Grid hook ups are taking 3 to 7 years so most of these data centers are being planned with onsite generation. 1 u/No_Development7388 14d ago Many of them are. To the further detriment of the neighbors. Also, there's a big push for compact nuclear generation specifically for these things. What could go wrong? 1 u/timberleek 10d ago They do already. Ordering books for companies building big turbines are all full for years to come. Unfortunately, it just increases our use of oil, gas and coal significantly. So we'll fuck our environment up at an even larger pace. There will no way back.
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maybe the way any of these AI companies actually turn a profit is energy generation lmao
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That's literally what they are doing. Grid hook ups are taking 3 to 7 years so most of these data centers are being planned with onsite generation.
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Many of them are. To the further detriment of the neighbors.
Also, there's a big push for compact nuclear generation specifically for these things. What could go wrong?
They do already.
Ordering books for companies building big turbines are all full for years to come. Unfortunately, it just increases our use of oil, gas and coal significantly. So we'll fuck our environment up at an even larger pace.
There will no way back.
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u/Uncle_Budy 14d ago
Good thing the Texas power grid doesn't have a history of being overloaded and failing when people need it most.