Texas electrical grid was already falling apart before overloading it with data centers. Now they have another 220 gigawatts worth of demand coming online by 2030 when they could support just 85 gigawatts before. If you live in Texas, maybe now would be a good time to not?
Parts of the grid fail every year, depending on where the snowfall is concentrated. None of the power generation plants are weatherized in the slightest, and as soon as it gets cold plants start shutting down.
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Texas electrical grid was already falling apart before overloading it with data centers. Now they have another 220 gigawatts worth of demand coming online by 2030 when they could support just 85 gigawatts before. If you live in Texas, maybe now would be a good time to not?
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Parts of the grid fail every year, depending on where the snowfall is concentrated. None of the power generation plants are weatherized in the slightest, and as soon as it gets cold plants start shutting down.
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