Post #3542138
2026-07-02 17:48 UTC
Days like today I get notifications from the power company that there is excessive demand and I should turn off my air conditioning until 7pm; and I wonder: there are at least a dozen data centers within a couple miles of my house; are they turning off their cooling too?
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@Beachbum@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-07-02 18:23
@genecowan@mastodon.social Yeah, it’s all BS where I live. They’ve given out so many building permits that they’re literally out of water. So they sent us a notification to conserve and don’t sprinkle our lawns and if we’re gonna use water, don’t use it between 6 AM and 9 AM. We are in a drought however the stupidity is what got us here.