Re: Northern Virginia has had enough with data centers

[Owen DeLong via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

> On Jun 23, 2023, at 18:04, Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com> wrote:
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> > On 6/23/23 4:01 PM, Delong.com via NANOG wrote:
> > The electric grid complaints are about the demand on the grid making the entire region less stable and proposed 
> > construction of new high-voltage tower corridors for data centers.
> > Yeah, I can kind of understand those, but as long as the grid is properly planned, it really shouldn’t have a 
> > destabilizing effect. In fact, many datacenter in California do CoGen and end up providing additional grid stability.
> Uh, ::cough:: PGE ::cough::
>
> I so wanted to schadenfreude so bad with Texas and their shitty grid, but then remembered where I live.
>
> Mike

What’s not to love about a power company that literally qualifies as a recidivist felon?

It is my sincere hope to finish my mortgage and then start putting money towards electrical independence. (Wind, more 
solar, batteries, and disconnecting Persistent Graft and Extortion). 

Owen