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Aussie105

(7,420 posts)

5. Data centres don't 'share the blame'!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 02:29 AM

22 hrs ago

They create the problem.

A data centre or AI facility goes up, and demands more power, more water.

The supplying utilities have a cost in stepping up those supplies, and the cost gets spread across all their customers.

Would be fairer if utility companies could get the new Big Customers to pay for the expense of upgrading supply - restrict the increased costs to them only.