cyrano@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoClimate goals go up in smoke as US datacenters turn to coalwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square131fedilinkarrow-up1681arrow-down13
arrow-up1678arrow-down1external-linkClimate goals go up in smoke as US datacenters turn to coalwww.theregister.comcyrano@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square131fedilink
minus-squaremuusemuuse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 hours agoAnd for some reason OUR utility bills are going up to pay for it.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoYep. People are charged the marginal cost of power generation. Everyone pays the price of the most expensive source of electricity. The market is rigged.
And for some reason OUR utility bills are going up to pay for it.
Yep. People are charged the marginal cost of power generation. Everyone pays the price of the most expensive source of electricity. The market is rigged.