Make AI data center companies pay for the installation of solar panels for all local residents

Posted by LackVegetable3534@reddit | CrazyIdeas | View on Reddit | 15 comments

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LokeCanada@reddit

Have you seen the incentives and tax breaks these data centres get to move to a farm near you?

If you could get them to just pay their fair share of taxes you could probably install a huge power infrastructure.

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myersdr1@reddit

Doesn't fix the potentially contaminated water issue.

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LackVegetable3534@reddit (OP)

AI data centers use a lot of electricity, that demand causes the cost of electricity to increase. Residents near AI data centers pay the price of those increases.

If the AI companies paid for solar for the residents, they would have free or low cost electricity while increasing the general supply of electricity in the areas. The AI companies would pay for the increased demand they are causing

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SemtaCert@reddit

"AI data centers use a lot of electricity, that demand causes the cost of electricity to increase. Residents near AI data centers pay the price of those increases."

That should be controlled by regulation.

In the UK businesses have to pay to upgrade infrastructure if they require it. It also doesn't effect residential electricity prices.

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Scumbag__@reddit

Lowkey what we’re doing here in Ireland now. We stopped letting them hook up to the gas network, and now they have to supply their own renewable energy

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SentenceAwkward5302@reddit

Sometimes you got to hit people upside the head and force them to do the smart and right thing..

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Scumbag__@reddit

In fairness it took us a while. They use a considerable amount of our electricity and were projected to get to like 25-50% of our entire grid.

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SentenceAwkward5302@reddit

You got to think longterm. Electricity is (besides nuclear and renewable) created by gas/oil..

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SentenceAwkward5302@reddit

Ok but in the near future the AI bubble is going to burst (take that prediction to the bank or Wallstreet), then what for the solar panel owners?

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LackVegetable3534@reddit (OP)

The residents own the solar panel and have low cost or completely free electricity. Currently these data centers are causing residential electricity rates to increase because of this high demand.

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