samurai_science said:Thunderstruck xx said:IslanderAg04 said:
The thing you leftists forget, it's not a power problem it's a transmission problem.
Plus outside of nuclear, renewables are non linear, which doesn't help with AI growth. Datacenters also have to be moved where the renewables are. Hence the boom in west texas.
They don't have to be near renewables, and I'm not sure why they would want to be near an intermittent power source. The main reasons you see them in west Texas is cheaper land and lots of space, and easier access to high voltage transmission lines.
Also they are not "renewable" by the way. I hate that term.
Sure they are! You take the old windmill tower down, throw it in an unlicensed dump site, then build a new one in its place. Voila! Renewed energy production!