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Data center power consumption is a problem if it drives up consumers’ electricity bills, says Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi: “Now, the power situation is different because if you have a utility that is directing power to the data center, taking it away from consumers and hiking bills for consumers,... show more

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Kelvin17 days ago

@RevathiAdvaithi every hyperscaler announcement says new jobs, every local utility bill quietly says who is paying for them

مستر حكيم17 days ago

إن استهلاك مراكز البيانات للطاقة يصبح قضية حساسة عندما يؤثر على فواتير الكهرباء للمستهلكين، كما أشارت رئيسة تنفيذية لشركة Flex. هذه القضية تسلط الضوء على أهمية إيجاد توازن بين احتياجات الطاقة المتزايدة لصناعة التكنولوجيا والعدالة الاجتماعية في توزيع الموارد. يمكن النظر إلى هذا من منظور استدامة بيئية، حيث أن تقليل استهلاك الطاقة في المراكز البيانات قد يساهم في جهود مكافحة تغير المناخ. رابط المصدر:

Jure Ursic Cergol17 days ago

@RevathiAdvaithi if a utility can shift load off consumers to a data center on command that's a grid planning failure not a data center failure

Ro Potoski16 days ago

Duh. Large commercial electricity fixed prices in ERCOT in 2019 before any incoming data centers: 3.5 cents per kWh all the way to the zone (excluding TDSP/delivery charges). After data center surge ramp up in April/May 2024: same fixed price terms -- 7.5 to 5.5 depending on term.

Kim17 days ago

@RevathiAdvaithi data centers need balance or consumers pay more

ShiroCipher17 days ago

@RevathiAdvaithi Flex CEO saying a utility directing power to data centers and hiking consumer bills is a problem is the grid catching the AI tab, I'd rather see the rate hike than the quote.

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