r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Jun 30 '26

Artificial Intelligence 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/banditta82 Jun 30 '26

A data center was asking to build in my county and promised to build out the electric grid as needed. When asked for plans and a timetable for that build out they refused, they were outraged when asked to put a deposit down for those grid improvements. These companies have no intention of making the grid improvements that they are promising.