County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’
2026-06-30 22:46 UTC
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Henrico County is a major hub for data centers in Virginia. Its officials said it expects a 25% rise in electricity costs next year, and advised workers to close the blinds and turn off their computers to make up for it.
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@FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 2026-06-30 22:55
It's well worth it if you ask me. The school children can sit in the dark and hot/cold (delete as appropriate) so Bob in Idaho can generate a 30 second video of Yoda dancing to Wannabe in the style of Studio Ghibli, which he will look at once and then never again.
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@ecvanalog@lemmy.world 2026-07-01 04:44
In a row?!