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Re:Executive order on advancing United States leadership in ... by Workaccount2 on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @01:50PM (#42701932)
With the incoming admin I can't imagine anything other than huge nat gas plants being built to power these data centers...
Re:Executive order on advancing United States leadership in ... by culi on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @02:04PM (#42702118)
UN confirmed that we zoomed passed the 1.5°C mark in 2024. It feels like we're in the "learn how to grow food for you and your community" stage

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/01/1158891

Re:Executive order on advancing United States leadership in ... by davis on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @02:30PM (#42702520)
It doesn't matter what the incoming admin thinks, it just matters what makes the most economic sense. If interconnection queues are backed up and the grid is lacking the electricity required, offgrid might be the way to go: https://www.offgridai.us/

People assume gas plants are the fastest and easiest to build and power but you have to get the natural gas to the plant. Nat gas pipelines take years to build and also there are gas turbine supply issues. Offgrid solar + battery solves all of these.

Re:Executive order on advancing United States leadership in ... by hammock on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @02:37PM (#42702614)
The EO talks a lot about prioritizing clean power.
Re:Executive order on advancing United States leadership in ... by Blackthorn on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @03:25PM (#42703342)
Somehow, I don't think the incoming executive cares about that.
Re:Executive order on advancing United States leadership in ... by Jtsummers on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @06:08PM (#42705178)
It's an executive order, not a law. The next president is free to issue his own and rescind it in part or in whole.