Why Tech Giants Are Ditching the Power Grid | Seeking power for data centers, Meta and other companies plan to use equipment that is expensive and polluting. - SLRPNK

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/35480624 [https://slrpnk.net/post/35480624] > Access options: > * gift link [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/18/business/energy-environment/data-center-energy-gas-generators.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UFA.D-2H.dCPtl-ejGpq_] — works for about 90% of people > * archive.today [https://archive.ph/GLHlN] — missing animated sequences of satellite images as data centers are built, and sometimes modifies archived pages [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/wikipedia-bans-archive-today-after-site-executed-ddos-and-altered-web-captures/]