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Wyoming town to host AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combined (apnews.com)
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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Lmao have fun with that power grid impact, Wyoming…

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 days ago

Its going to ruin most states around it too, Wyoming is a massive net electricity exporter, due to cheap coal and wind resources. A majority of what they produce is transmitted to neighboring states, as far as Oregon and Washington.