It means that if a power generation plant can produce 100, but the demand is currently 50, and the datacenter wants 25, the datacenter needs to pay to expand the generation plant to 125.
It means that data centers will just find a way to have themselves classified as anything except for a data center… meanwhile anyone who happens to have more than 3 computers in their homes will have to pay extra on their electric bills.
Technically, anything with a procesor is a computer and since pretty much anything with a plug of battery has one of those, we’re all living in a datacenter.
Does that mean they just start up local diesel generators and make a bunch of smog and noise? This isnt the infra we want
It means that if a power generation plant can produce 100, but the demand is currently 50, and the datacenter wants 25, the datacenter needs to pay to expand the generation plant to 125.
It means that data centers will just find a way to have themselves classified as anything except for a data center… meanwhile anyone who happens to have more than 3 computers in their homes will have to pay extra on their electric bills.
Defining “computer” would be a nightmare IMO… Desktop? Laptop? Smartphone? Smart Watch? Game console? Tablet? Screen on the fridge? Alexa device?
I could legitimately say there’s at least 15-20 “computers” in my house right now, and I’m not even trying hard to justify things.
Technically, anything with a procesor is a computer and since pretty much anything with a plug of battery has one of those, we’re all living in a datacenter.
We will be sending you a bill to upgrade our power plant. Thank you for your data center services.