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return2ozma@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 1 year ago

Heatwave is no joke...

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Heatwave is no joke...

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 1 year ago
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  • otto_von@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    How does this work exactly?

    • kersplomp@programming.dev
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      They buy power plants and run it themselves. It improves reliability. For example, Google owns its own solar and wind farms.

      People are downvoting because they want to hate AI. And hating AI is valid. There are many reasons not to like AI. Environmental and power reasons are not one of them.

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        But they are probably still using the power grid in cases where there is no wind or sun for their wind and solar farms, right?

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          Batteries.

          They can use backup generators or consumer power for emergencies. Almost never happens in practice.

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