Data centers need power – lower income, rural residents pay the price

Re:Data centers need power – lower income, rural residents p... by dbt00 on Thursday November 12, 2026 @03:47PM (#50474046)

At first blush I'd say the difference in data center growth is significant between the two events, plus there's a much more massive capital inflow to AI datacenters, plus crypto has obvious other things to rail against before you get to noise and water impact.

I'd want to see a lot more evidence for an actual conspiracy than this.

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Re:Data centers need power – lower income, rural residents p... by pseudonimous-pr on Thursday November 12, 2026 @04:32PM (#50474598)

I asked a chatbot to compare the energy expended in mining Bitcoin and on generative AI thus far, and it came up with 900 TWh for Bitcoin and 450 TWh for AI. Granted it might be biased in favor of AI.

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