c/fuck_ai · by Alpha71@lemmy.world · 88d

'It's like we don't exist': Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power loss as utility redirects lines to data centers | Fortune

https://fortune.com/2026/05/12/lake-tahoe-data-center-49000-residents-power-source/

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Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 68 pts · 88d (3 replies)

They can't stop 50k people from burning down a data center

bookmeat@fedinsfw.app · 21 pts · 87d (1 reply)

There's a lot of copper in those power lines going to the data centre. And copper seems to be doing well price wise.

A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 87d

Some rich people tied to data centers too.

And you can make that a literally with just these few easy steps.

nosuchanon@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 87d

This is why the police works for the wealthy and not the people. Privatized security with nationalized costs. Not to mention “ICE” brownshirts, maga idiots, and the national guard.

Murse@slrpnk.net · 42 pts · 87d (3 replies)

dumnezero@piefed.social · -13 pts · 87d (2 replies)

ಠ_ಠ

is that AI slop?

Murse@slrpnk.net · 15 pts · 87d

The image I posted? It's just a photo from the page trying to sell them. The actual product? No idea, but those types of stickers have been around well before the bullshit generators we're calling AI, so I'd guess no.

I'm not seeing any red flags... what about this one caught your attention?

neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 87d

Doesn't look like slop. Not everything on the internet is AI slop. Yet.

unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · 40 pts · 88d (6 replies)

Sounds like a great area for wind turbines, but those take a while to plan. Solar can be deployed really fast but idk how sunny it is there.

cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 87d

FUCKIN WINDMILLS?! 👺

-Trump

its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 87d (2 replies)

It's California mountains so should be pretty sunny

jballs@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 87d (1 reply)

Nevada*

Drusas@fedia.io · 4 pts · 87d

It straddles both states.

IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 87d

The article says the local utility already gets 25% of its electricity from solar panels it owns, but 75% from the provider that’s shutting them off next year…

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 87d

it really is fantastic for wind. solar is not fantastic for tahoe, but it's a decent latitude. mountainous terrain limits the available hours and they get more cloudcover than lower elevations.

tae_glas@slrpnk.net · 21 pts · 88d (7 replies)

are there laws in the u.s. against an area crowdsourcing funds for creating a grid of solar panels / wind turbines / etc and providing the service that a nationalised electricity supplier should've already been providing? asking for a friend 🤔

Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 88d (3 replies)

If there aren't, I'm sure they're going to pass them, as soon as people start doing this in any number.

lemmyman@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 87d

Electric cooperatives are a thing

greenskye@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 88d

Yep. Just like they did when people started making community fiber ISPs

tae_glas@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 88d

probably. best to get everything organised & built asap while it's still possible, so!

Serinus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 87d

If you want to be on the grid, absolutely. If you can be fully independent... still probably.

Kaput@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 88d

Lookup Hydro-Québec.

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 87d

i mean a few towns over they made it a law to put solar on every primary residence unless there was a financial exemption. they literally made a solar grid. they still get charged by the damn utility. line maintenance, etc. still has expenses. don't ask me, i am not running the books.

albbi@piefed.ca · 19 pts · 88d

We're going to need people like The Fox again.

EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 15 pts · 87d (2 replies)

50,000 people with grudges and whatever tgey can find at home (remember they're Americans)

One databoi

Who wins?

I guess it depends on who is going to burn more easily.

Could always drag some power company execs around with horses and electric bikes. That will certainly send a message.

TimboSlice@discuss.online · 5 pts · 87d

Don't forget the police will protect the corpos

GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 87d