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These Nine Illinois Communities Say They're Interested In New Nuclear Facilities - Effingham's News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
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8d ago 2/2 The former head of Texas' power grid said he was following Gov. Greg Abbott's orders when amassing billions in electricity bills during the state freeze (From 2022) Why do people vote for thes… -6.5
8d ago Not good is an understatement. Could the rise of wet-bulb events, and thus the increased use of air conditioning, further lead to stress on the electric grid? And would these wet-bulb events also c… -3.5
9d ago When these generators run during monthly testing, power grid failures, or extreme heat, they emit a distinctive exhaust smell, thick black smoke, and a loud, continuous drone. www.loudounnow.com/… ×2 -3.0
9d ago Power outage today, but before that I got to see art for a secret project and I can’t believe how perfectly rendered these characters are. First time seeing an artist interpret this bunch and I’m a… +5.0
9d ago The little screens don't feed into the power grid -- they don't create enough power. If they make excess power, that power could feed into a battery bank, if you have one, but it won't be much. T… ×2 +1.0
9d ago Yes solar panels, but also double the cost of electricity that needs to be used by these data centers! Or provide all their own electric independently off the local power grid! -3.0
9d ago We have a flat roof without any shade cast on it. What makes these spaces unqualified for passive solar. And you can't tell me that generating extra electricity during peak load wouldn't change the… +5.0
9d ago "These panels plug directly into a standard outlet and allow homes to use less energy from the power grid. The systems are designed for people who may not be able to afford or install rooftop solar… ×2 +5.0
9d ago Meta data centre will use 1.8 gigawatts and be connected to Alberta’s power grid, relying heavily on natural gas, creating a massive strain on Alberta’s grid, rapidly ramping up the demand for and … ×2 -8.0
10d ago Texas currently has over 19,000 active wind turbines across the state, making it the top wind energy producer in the country. These turbines account for more than 42 gigawatts of installed capacity… +5.0
10d ago People ride an electric tricycle, one of the few modes of transportation still functioning, as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the third major outage in nine days, in Havana, Cuba reu… -7.0
9d ago Data centers are one of the biggest issues facing our district. They bring real economic opportunities, but they also place enormous demands on our power grid, water supply, infrastructure, and loc… ×2 +0.5
8d ago What’s the endgame when they overload our electrical grid & contaminate &/or drain our water resources? -6.0
8d ago A lot of the data center protesting in my area is "our electric grid is already struggling" and "they're going to have [large number I haven't been able to source properly] diesel generators and th… -1.5
8d ago Idaho Power is planning a power outage on the hottest day/night of the week next week. They plan to have us without power from 10:00am - 4:00am. Not acceptable. -5.0
8d ago No, no, Seattle taught me it's the RACCOONS you gotta watch out for when it comes to the power grid. Down here they haven't manage to steal any trucks yet, though. +2.5
8d ago seems like if New York’s electric grid is already struggling to keep up with current demand, then we should not be forced to accommodate data centers when they can be built nearly anywhere else in … -4.0
8d ago By the same argument Iran can bomb desalination and electrical grid of gulf countries because they provide water and electricity to the criminal army of US. Those also would be war crimes. US doe… -8.0
8d ago LOL then they will own power plants to contole the power grid to so they will own your data and info and the power grids lol. WOW the population is not very smart are they. -5.0
8d ago #Datacentres aren’t just huge energy consumers; they are also testing the power grid in new ways, through unpredictable demand. spectrum.ieee.org/data-centers... -1.0
8d ago Ireland is possibly the world leader in the use of its resources by data centres. We have about a hundred on a small island, nearly 25% of the output of our entire electrical grid is taken up by th… -1.0
8d ago The thing that worries me regularly is we know they’ve managed to hack into the power grid - can you imagine the damage that could be done and how immobilized the US would be -5.5
8d ago Even if they work and stay on, why would a state want them? They don’t make a lot of jobs, don’t pay a lot of property tax, strain the power grid or pollute, and the revenue goes somewhere else. It… -4.0
8d ago A few years ago, my parents wouldn't shut up about how our electrical grid can't handle EVs. They live in a rural town where I've never seen an EV. But if the power went out, they blamed it on EVs.… -4.0
8d ago Texas officials prioritize corporate deregulation over human life. They’ve gutted worker safety, left a fragile, isolated power grid that relies on federal emergency bailouts to survive winters, an… -8.0
9d ago Venezuela? Really? They cannot feed their population provide a stable power grid. -5.0
9d ago They strafed our entire telecom system right before 2024 Vote with spyware embedded into tech we pay them to make for us. And China upgraded Putin’s satellites.Putin brought down Ukraine power gri… -7.0
9d ago the 48 hour power outage fucked us over so bad financially this month, and it feels like the world keeps throwing out horrible things. like, i know the issues arent Targeting Me, but they're harm… -6.5
9d ago Already told them if they hit power grid. Not hard to imagine them just saying to use this instead. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent... -2.5
9d ago 3) And new laws wouldn’t dictate the technological solution. (As I’ve said from the start) they would limit the impacts of large data centers (on the power grid, the water supply, and the environment) +2.0

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T3 These 9 Illinois communities say they're interested in new nuclear facilities 📄 power_generation northernpublicradio.org hopeful, opportunistic, curious
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T3 These Nine Illinois Communities Say They're Interested In New Nuclear Facilities - Effingham's News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3 📄 power_generation thexradio.com hopeful, pragmatic, cautious
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T3 These 9 Illinois communities say they're interested in new nuclear facilities 📄 power_generation mix1069.com hopeful, proactive, ambitious
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