Northern Virginia has had enough with data centers

Sat Jun 24 12:28:48 UTC 2023

> On Jun 23, 2023, at 18:04, Michael Thomas <mike at mtcc.com> wrote:
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>> On 6/23/23 4:01 PM, Delong.com via NANOG wrote:
>> The electric grid complaints are about the demand on the grid making the entire region less stable and proposed construction of new high-voltage tower corridors for data centers.
>> Yeah, I can kind of understand those, but as long as the grid is properly planned, it really shouldn’t have a destabilizing effect. In fact, many datacenter in California do CoGen and end up providing additional grid stability.
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> Uh, ::cough:: PGE ::cough::
> 
> I so wanted to schadenfreude so bad with Texas and their shitty grid, but then remembered where I live.
> 
> Mike

What’s not to love about a power company that literally qualifies as a recidivist felon?

It is my sincere hope to finish my mortgage and then start putting money towards electrical independence. (Wind, more solar, batteries, and disconnecting Persistent Graft and Extortion). 

Owen