@Artisian@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 27 days agoData centers need electricity, utilities need years to build – who should pay?theconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down13
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minus-square@Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish13•edit-227 days agoThe resources are finite whether the taxpayers pay for the construction or the corporation that needs the electric upgrade pays.
minus-squareAvid AmoebalinkfedilinkEnglish6•27 days agoYes and my point is that even if the corpo pays, which it absolutely should, that’s not the end of the economic effect when that resource is used to the limit at the moment. We will end up paying too.
The resources are finite whether the taxpayers pay for the construction or the corporation that needs the electric upgrade pays.
Yes and my point is that even if the corpo pays, which it absolutely should, that’s not the end of the economic effect when that resource is used to the limit at the moment. We will end up paying too.