A New Surge in Power Use Is Threatening U.S. Climate Goals
www.nytimes.com
A boom in data centers and factories is straining electric grids and propping up fossil fuels.

The way the Washington Post ran a similar article a week ago.

Utilities could (and should) have started planning for this years ago, as increased electric use was pretty much inevitable as one of the key parts of decarbonization is to electrify everything.

  • 𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆English
    4•8 months ago

    Utilities could (and should) have started planning for this years ago

    I agree, but I have had the idea for a while that power companies are in bed with big oil. Sure, they sell a lot of gas to us for our cars, but they sell A LOT more fuel to utility companies. Makes sense that they prioritize staying in business over anything else. As we move to electric cars, it’s like the most unsurprising thing that oil companies would focus on power companies, especially since power companies almost always operate monopolistically.