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Largest U.S. Grid May Cut Power to Data Centers to Prevent Blackouts
www.gadgetreview.com/largest-u-s-grid-may-cut-power-to-data-centers-to-prevent-blackouts
Gadget ReviewLargest U.S. Grid May Cut Power to Data Centers to Prevent BlackoutsPJM grid operator plans emergency power cuts to data centers drawing 50 MW or more to protect 67 million households from rolling blackouts.
Nah, won’t happen. They’ll cut power to homes to prevent the datacenter blackout.
Replying to @AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social
Whoever bids highest. Families paying for grandpa’s ventilator vs mark zuckerberg.
Replying to @gndagreborn@lemmy.world
I don’t know how it is in US but in Sweden there is a priority list when there is a risk of blackout. Hospitals is one of the highest priorities, if not the highest. Regular families is one of the lowest, it is expected that everyone should be prepared for losing power for a couple of hours. However, some big companies that uses lots of power have a deal with the grid owner that they can be disconnected/reduced power first when there is a risk of blackouts.
Replying to @Kjell@lemmy.world
In the US, when I was looking for a house, I favored any that were on the same grid as the local hospital. It ensured that after a hurricane or whatever, I would get power restored quickly.
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