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LisaM

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1. This needs way more attention than it's getting.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 01:05 PM

Jul 27

Everything everyone uses these days sucks up electricity. The other day I was headed to the airport on the Seattle Light Rail and the power was out. Guess what? I had to get there in a car. We are at the mercy of the electric grid right now.

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The AI explosion means millions are paying more for electricity [View all] dalton99a Jul 27 OP

This needs way more attention than it's getting. LisaM Jul 27 #1

knr nt cliffside Jul 27 #2

For those pinching pennies bucolic_frolic Jul 27 #3

Data centers consumed 4.4% TheFarseer Jul 27 #4

Maybe what's required customerserviceguy Jul 27 #5