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Multichromatic

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4. Alternatively...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 03:27 PM

Jan 13

Instead of having rolling brown outs or rolling blackouts; how about we have A.I. data centers shut down when the electrical demand on the grid is high. Why turn off power for business and residential customers when you could just kill power to these totally WORTHLESS A.I. data centers.

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East coast could soon get rolling blackouts during summer because data centers have pushed electric grid to the limit [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 13 OP

Swell. FalloutShelter Jan 13 #1

We are going to need a lot more power hueymahl Jan 13 #2

I'm guessing that another 40% delivery increase is in order? EarthFirst Jan 13 #3

I know who should pay! Multichromatic Jan 13 #5

That's who should pay. But guess who's going to pay... thought crime Jan 13 #12

How about taxing ChatGPT users? LisaM Wednesday #18

Alternatively... Multichromatic Jan 13 #4

Rolling black outs so assholes can undress your children and sisters, wives, girlfriends, mom's, aunts, etc. chowder66 Jan 13 #6

That's a sore spot! Linda ladeewolf Jan 13 #11

The current Captains of Industry thought crime Jan 13 #13

+1 dalton99a Jan 13 #15

The time to worry will be when the data centers don't participate in the rolling blackouts ffr Jan 13 #7

Cut the cord Puppyjive Jan 13 #8

Well, they could just kill power to the worthless AI crap instead of punishing hundreds of thousands of customers gfwzig Jan 13 #9

Hahahahahahahaha angrychair Jan 13 #10

Gotta keep data centers powered up WestMichRad Jan 13 #14

Data centers use enormous amounts of air conditioning Wicked Blue Wednesday #16

I better get the generator carb cleaned! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Wednesday #17

That's what happens when you spend all your money on the military and neglect the country's infrastructure. raccoon Wednesday #19

Well now they're spending all their money on ICE goons. BumRushDaShow Wednesday #20

Very glad we invested in solar panels and batteries perdita9 Wednesday #21

Good thing I invested Miguelito Loveless Wednesday #22

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