Mastodawn

Truly amazing stuff

“Lake Tahoe’s longtime power supplier, NV Energy, will cut off the region next year. It has said data centers are driving “unprecedented” demand.”

The area’s longtime power supplier, NV Energy, will cut off the region next year. It has said data centers are driving “unprecedented” demand.

CalMatters

@thomasfuchs Man, this might actual turn some Silicon Valley people against Data Center expansion!

@thomasfuchs does that mean Macs running Tahoe will have to run in low-power mode permanently?! 🤣

@thomasfuchs Time for the inhabitants to found a cooperative for local renewable energy supply. It works.

@thomasfuchs
Why would they use that excuse to cut power to Lake Tahoe, rather than to cut power to data centers?
[rhetorical]