https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/27/ai-gives-coal-plant...

It’s not like when you ask GPT a question, the energy grid takes a dip. No, data centers have massive power draw. They also have battery backup systems that are the primary drivers of stable power along with power inverters and all sorts of power equipment on site. The fact that we are building out more data centers means we need more power. The energy marketplace has only so much extra capacity (various forms) before it too is depleted. So, you bring on more power plants, more reactors, more solar farms, moar powah!

No, what is sad is that we have the ability to turn every roof, every window, every side wall into a power source and yet we choose not to.

(I wrote a demand response energy grid “manipulation” platform)

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