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Data centers are cutting power to homes, driving homeowners to solar and batteries (electrek.co)
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[–] perestroika@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

A Nevada utility just told 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents that it’s redirecting 75% of their electricity supply to data centers — and they have less than a year to find a new power source.

In what developed country can a utility company just cancel a customer's access to a critically important service?