[ExI] data centers might soon go off-grid

[John Clark]

On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:


> *> This one seems like a slam dunk. *
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*It's a very good idea.  *


> * > Of course we should keep data centers off grid:*
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> *Data centers use lots of electricity. This bill would let them go off the
> grid.
> <https://reason.com/2026/01/12/data-centers-use-lots-of-electricity-this-bill-would-let-them-go-off-the-grid/?utm_source=Reason+Magazine&utm_campaign=1cf043434f-reason_brand%7Cnew_at_reason%7C2026_01_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_31d7ef7f57-1cf043434f-587965146>*
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> *> Then the data centers won’t be blamed for running up the price of
> power.*
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*It's amazing, I never thought I'd find something that I agreed with
Senator Tom Cotton about, but here it is. *

* John K Clark*
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