alt Hacker News> Why do you see data centers as "energy parasites"?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48123090
> They are basically the best customers of the grid possible - consistent high usage.
The grid exists to serve the populace. It's why we tend to call it a "public utility".
That linked fortune article talks about how the Sierra Club is leading the charge on trying to stop those data centers. You know the same group that has opposes nuclear energy [1], largely opposes hydro power, opposes housing being built in California. We could have data centers, nuclear, and cheap housing if we threw out these negative sum thinkers from the common discourse. Anti growth is bad for everyone.
[1]. https://www.sierraclub.org/nuclear-free