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This is not DC specific issues. Residential has always been subsidizing industrial.
Some bootlicker is about to run and tell me how it just makes sense dje to peak consumption
Same guy will also defend DoE providing preferential loans to utilities signing contracts with the DC operators. If it goes well, we get money back, it don't we lose the money. Essentially underwriting the entire risk without much of any upsides besides micro-shit and utilities getting paid.
Somehow this is a W for the peasants 🤡
It's a bit Data Center specific. Many are getting built. Business, and especially manufacturing, has always had big rate subsidies at expense of consumers. DCs don't create many permanent jobs per MWh consumed though.
It is easy to conclude that costs to society from increased electric rates, outweigh the benefits of tax revenue and jobs, utility profits, and big tech profits. Ultimate argument is going to be, if you are not extorted by electricity scarcity, and big tech data collection, then China will win at AI, so FU commie.