US Slows Plans To Retire Coal-Fired Plants as Power Demand From AI Surges - Slashdot
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The staggering electricity demand needed to power next-generation technology is forcing the US to rely on yesterday's fuel source: coal. From a report: Retirement dates for the country's ageing fleet of coal-fired power plants are being pushed back as concerns over grid reliability and expectations ...
  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    There was always something that was going to prevent this, they never seriously wanted it to happen, that would hurt fossil fuel donations to politicians

    • misk@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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      5 months ago

      I like conspiracy theories like an average bloke does but have you seen quarterly reports from big tech? Their energy consumption and costs are skyrocketing. Are they in cahoots with big oil coal?

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        5 months ago

        What?

        AI is the excuse to burn more fossil fuels.

        If it was just about AI, it could be used as an excuse to build up renewables.

        What I meant was if the excuse wasn’t AI, it would be something else for the excuse.

        The current admin (and trump if he wins) neither have any desire to cut back on fossil fuels. It’s one of the few things propping up “the economy” which is why Biden is shattering the domestic fossil fuel production records that trump just set a few years ago.

          • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            5 months ago

            …

            I’m sorry, I just don’t seem to follow these train of comments.

            Each reply just seems kind of random and not related to what I’m saying.

            • misk@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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              5 months ago

              AI is not an excuse to burn fossil fuels. AI exploded and it’s energy consumption exploded, there’s lots of data to back it up. You’re saying if not for AI there would be some other excuse. What excuse would that he? Would fossil fuel industry have to invent something that would consume this much energy?

              • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                5 months ago

                AI is not an excuse to burn fossil fuels

                AI is not a valid reasons to burn more fossil fuels

                It is definitely being used as an excuse to do so.

                And if it wasnt, something else would be.

                I’m sorry if I’m still not explaining that in a clear way, but I don’t think we’re going to resolve this at this point if it still isn’t.