I think most peep here on #Fedi already know this, but we can never get tired of saying it:” You probably could do worse than say that the March GDP figures suggest Australia’s economic growth will “push up power prices, prolong the use of polluting coal power stations, increase gas generation, and derail the progress we are making towards our climate goals”.
That quote, however, was not about the GDP but by the Climate Council talking about the boom in datacentres.” (Source: The Guardian)
#DataCentres #ClimateCrisis #EmmisionTargets #FossilFuel #EnergyProduction #CostOfLiving #GasPowerGeneration #TaxGasSupperProfitsNow #BanDatacentresForGenAI
#EconomyGrowth #AusPol
I can't make my mind up.
Are #datacentres evil because as the article says they are mainly powered by local gas turbines?
or
Are the data centres evil because they suck all the power from the grid and the locals pay more?
Petition for a moratorium on data centres in Ireland