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Re:Meta is sinking $10B into rural Louisiana to build its wi... by Manuel_D on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @10:21PM (#45034779)
People still want their software to work at night. And last I checked, Louisiana had access to lots of water.
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Re:Meta is sinking $10B into rural Louisiana to build its wi... by hshdhdhj4444 on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @11:51PM (#45035282)
Wait, are you making a “with solar electricity will go away at night” argument?
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Re:Meta is sinking $10B into rural Louisiana to build its wi... by Manuel_D on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @11:27AM (#45041028)
Because it does? You either have to have a dispatchable energy source to turn on at night and on cloudy days (usually fossil fuels), or storage for 12+ hours. Actually more than 12 hours in case there's extended periods of cloud cover.
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