Data Centers of Track to Suck Up a Fifth of US Power Use by 2035
bloomberg.com
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The bubble will have burst long before then. Some market imbalances will remain, as when the aluminum smelters shut down twenty years ago, cutting total demand in my area by 30%: retail rates dropped a little, but not in proportion.
Somedays it's just incredible to me this is what we are prioritizing at the brink of ecosystem collapse. and absolutely no effort on US companies' part to use clean energy. None.