According to Google, Texas currently has about 87GW of peak capacity & a data center production pipeline that will require 75-100GW. So the state will have to basically double its peak capacity to supply power to all those new data centers.

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oceanplexian 23 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Clearly this is a problem, Texas being the one state notoriously known for not having any natural resources or energy production infrastructure.

	▲	measurablefunc 19 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		They only have 12 years of proven natural gas reserves left so you should take up whatever issues you have w/ lack of natural resources w/ mother nature. Most of the new capacity they are planning to build are natural gas & coal plants. Renewables are not reliable enough for data centers.

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pembrook 38 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

And they will, because Texas allows building.

Question, how do you think the entire infrastructure around you that you’ve taken for granted your whole life was built?

If you were asked, would you have voted to allow the building of your own home, the infrastructure and roads around it, and the businesses whose tax revenue funds your local municipality you suddenly are so concerned about?

One of the most bizarre contradictions of this current moment is the simultaneous anger at things being expensive and also anger towards building anything. Even on this supposedly 'intellectually-minded' forum the extreme irony flies over the heads of most.

	▲	text0404 3 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> If you were asked, would you have voted to allow the building of your own home, the infrastructure and roads around it, and the businesses whose tax revenue funds your local municipality you suddenly are so concerned about? If there were proper studies on the environmental and economic impacts, instead of blindly building without due diligence. The issue is that data centers are being built without this kind of analysis, at huge cost to the surrounding communities. > One of the most bizarre contradictions of this current moment is the simultaneous anger at things being expensive and also anger towards building anything. This seems like you're being purposefully obtuse, given the long thread you're replying to. It's not against "building anything", it's data centers which harm the surrounding communities.
	▲	measurablefunc 21 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Then you should move to Texas. Seems like that would solve whatever issue you have w/ lack of new buildings or whatever you're concerned about.