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Before and after data centers (discuss.online)

submitted 3 days ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Original comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1uyyywv/comment/oy3cgd7/

Trees vs. Data Centers

Photo 1: Memphis, TN (top)

Photo 2: Sandston, VA

Photo 3: Abilene, Texas

Photo 4: New Albany, OH

Photo 5: Fayetteville, GA

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[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 32 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Because solar on the roof won’t even be noticable against their power footprint. Given current practices, each square foot of a datacenter would need about 1,000 times more square footage worth of solar.

But (as I'm sure you realize) this would mean every watt from on-premises solar could get put to use immediately, no batteries, no power-grid buy-back schemes. Making those solar panels an unusually good investment.

Unless they're not planning to keep it running for very long.

It smells un-serious, somehow.