Kenya tells Microsoft that $1 billion AI data center would gulp half the country’s electricity
2026-05-17 21:36 UTC
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@JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 2026-05-18 01:37
If microslop has 1 billion to build a datacenter in Kenya, they can take a fraction of a percent of that budget and slap enough solar panels on it to generate all the electricity they would ever need. It’s fucking Kenya.
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@LodeMike@lemmy.today 2026-05-18 05:31
Does half mean “half of what it uses now”? Or “all of what it does now”?
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@Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 2026-05-17 22:06
I don't think they realise that Microslop doesn't give a shit, they would kill the whole country if they could steal a few million out of it so if you think they give a fuck about your electricity bill increasing or if you don't have power in your home think again.
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@lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-17 22:16
They're like "Kenya not?"
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@MissesAutumnRains@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-05-17 23:21
Man, if they really wanted to produce some worldwide goodwill, they would build their own production for power and water and make sure there was an excess. Outside of the obvious environmental concerns, the extra jobs, power, and water would be just a huge net benefit for everyone involved. It is such an easy win for public goodwill, but you know, they won't because it costs more.
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@adarza@lemmy.ca 2026-05-18 00:35
"why didn't you say so sooner, we would have made it *bigger*!"
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@deathmetal27@lemmy.world 2026-05-18 07:02
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@GasMaskedLunatic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-18 00:22
For some reason I don't think Microsoft will mind.
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@TwinTitans@lemmy.world 2026-05-18 01:06
“Only half you say? So 25% bigger is what I’m hearing”
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@Strider@lemmy.world 2026-05-18 05:21
Can confirm