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Re:Data centers need power – lower income, rural residents p... by encom on Thursday November 12, 2026 @03:28PM (#50473731)
We just had a period of no wind and overcast days in Denmark. And this time of year daylight only lasts for about 8½ hours.

As a result, electricity prices set a new record. At peak my price per kw/h was 22 times higher than it was in the summer. Twenty two times.

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Re:Data centers need power – lower income, rural residents p... by Vasbarlog on Friday November 13, 2026 @03:20AM (#50480083)
Yep. But a nuclear power plant can make its money back on several days of now wind and overcast.

I am all in for state controlled power plants and for the nationalisation of energy companies. What I an against is for the government to give money away to privately held energy companies.

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