This is why I'm not anti-data center but heavy regulation.
What if on the roof of these buildings (built in very remote areas), they had solar arrays?
With new chips that require far less cooling & closed loop systems, what if they produced MORE energy than they used?
Lowering our prices?
Trump promotes dirty coal but solar is out-pacing it and remains the leading source of new power. Data by global energy thinktank Ember showed solar supplied 12.8% of the nationโs electricity. Coal supplied 12.2%, its fourth-lowest monthly share ever.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Solar supplied 12.8% of US electricity in May even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy