• LetThereBeNick@lemmy.zip
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    6 hours ago

    Data centers demand enormous grid increases on short notice. That is why they are “discriminated” against

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      No, they are discriminated against because they are bad for everyone and they don’t want them there. If they offered benefits the state would expand the infrastructure.

      I don’t think the state has some predefined time to expand the infrastructure. Where I live the request come in, companies can reserve the capacity and get it when it’s available. There are long term plans that let companies know when they will get it. If they have to wait for too long in one place they go somewhere else. I thinks this is more about kicking datacenters out of the queue, not having to work “on short notice”.