Yeah I think the world is screwed. These aren't things you can shut down instantly without losing a bunch of money/the time not spent building better alternatives - all these projects have long lead times.
bediger4000•8mo ago
Does this mean Trump has a deal with coal mining concerns, or does he have direct interest, like owning a coal mining company?
tocs3•8mo ago
I suspect it is more like he promised more coal and saying something like
“They can fuel it with anything they want, and they may have coal as a backup — good, clean coal,”
is his way of making good on the promise.
toomuchtodo•8mo ago
These data centers should just be built in Illinois, which has the largest population of existing commercial nuclear generators today. New generation will be wind, solar, and batteries to backfill current nuclear generator if allocated to data centers.
artski•8mo ago