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SouthBayDem

(33,109 posts)
Sat Dec 27, 2025, 11:18 PM 7 hrs ago

Data Center Developers Will Need To Bring 'Own Power,' Says Energy Expert - Balance of Power



Dec 22, 2025 Latest Videos from Bloomberg Radio
Joseph Majkut of the Center for Strategic and International Studies says developers of AI data centers will have to factor in building their own power supply as the public grows more concerned the drain on resources.
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Data Center Developers Will Need To Bring 'Own Power,' Says Energy Expert - Balance of Power (Original Post) SouthBayDem 7 hrs ago OP
don't forget water. you can't drink data. ret5hd 7 hrs ago #1
In short: Get your own damn infrastructure happening! Aussie105 6 hrs ago #2

Aussie105

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2. In short: Get your own damn infrastructure happening!
Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:35 AM
6 hrs ago

The datacentre and AI boffins need to be reminded that infrastructure in the form of water supply and energy is not there for their taking as they please.
Or that states will supply those on demand.

Otherwise we are in for a dystopian future where adults and children in rags forage for food scraps in the waste piles in full view of some big shiny tech monoliths.

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