@wordshaper@weatherishappening.network
Post #4169592
2026-07-28 17:09 UTC
RE: https://mastodon.social/@houstonpublicmedia/116998685471778121
Frankly at this point grid operators should guarantee residential rates and supply, and have large inbound customers bid for the remainder, along with them being the first cut when the grid is stressed. Want to open a datacenter? You’re first for the chop when the water or power supply is low, and you absorb the extra costs.
If you don’t want this, then pony up the extra capacity as part of your hookup, and if you can’t then sucks to be you, go where there is capacity.
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@ColesStreetPothole@weatherishappening.network 2026-07-28 17:12
@wordshaper@weatherishappening.network My utility is Public Service Electric and Gas. It's right there in the title: public service. Utilities are part of the commons, not simply commodities to vend to the biggest buyers. Regulate the fuck out of them.