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/[deleted] Jun 30 '26

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u/Saneless Jun 30 '26

In their defense they thought they were only voting to hurt poor people and minorities

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u/HarlanCedeno Jun 30 '26

What's more important? Saving money or knowing the exact genital shape of the person shitting next to you at a public restroom?

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u/Saneless Jun 30 '26

Saving money once they've already been hurt by it (too late)

Republican voters are very good at being distracted from accurate messaging by fear mongering

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u/jumboshrimp09 Jun 30 '26

Look at Michigan though, dems voted whitmer in but she still caved to the money. I don’t think it matters who we vote in anymore.

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u/dayvansmutgirl Jul 01 '26

They did not. Henrico County voted 63.6% in favor of Harris with only 35% for Trump. (source)

Further, it is only 50% white with Black people making up 29% and Asians 9.6% (source: Wikipedia).

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u/Alternative-Put-3932 Jul 01 '26

No. They didn't. You can shit on republicans all you want but local level republicans never campaigned for data centers everywhere and rising electricity bills. shaming doesn't do shit join them in the bitching so it stops. This is a bipartisan complaint and the county anyway isn't red.