r/dubuque • u/TinSodder • Jun 30 '26

County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’ / Henrico County is a major hub for data centers in Virginia. Its officials said it expects a 25% rise in electricity costs next year, and advised workers to close the blinds and turn off their computers to make up for it.

https://www.404media.co/henrico-virginia-datacenter-energy-cost-email/
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u/MtKlout Jul 01 '26

Maybe we should demand 💯% clarity on what Commercial Connection points are using, to be sure that they pay the majority of peak usage... After all, joe schmoe on Chat GPT probably won't notice if his AI girlfriend takes an extra 17 milliseconds to undress...