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cratermoon a day ago

> They will also want reliable power

Given the state of the power grid in Texas, this could be the most important consideration. Why? Texas is not connected to the national power grid, and only electricity from plants operating in Texas is available. The last winter and summer, demands on the grid have severely stressed, as reported in many places. In 2021 there as a state-wide crisis and almost a complete failure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Texas_power_crisis

chasd00 a day ago | parent [-]

These power gen facilities wouldn’t be connected to the grid, only the datacenter.

cratermoon 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Exactly. The data center gets it's own power, isolated from the flaky grid, and never has to deal with statewide crises.