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Data centers are cutting power to homes, driving homeowners to solar and batteries (electrek.co)
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[โ€“] FederatedFreedom1981@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You've not seen true desperation before. I'm not saying that buying solar panels are wrong, I'm saying that people who are worried about dying of heat stroke or freezing to death (climate dependent of course) because the power is out may not act rationally.

[โ€“] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

A burning data centre will keep you warm for a while