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[John Clark]

On Fri, Jun 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

*>> For most applications the intermittent nature of solar and wind are
>> serious disadvantages but not so much for AI data centers
>> because regardless of if they get their power from coal, natural gas,
>> hydroelectric, nuclear, solar or wind, they are ALL going to need extensive
>> battery powered back up power supplies, and probably emergency diesel
>> generators too. So they are all competing on a level playing field.*
>
>
>  *> Disagree.  Coal and natural gas plants can be throttled up or down
> depending on load. *Of course they are more efficient running wide open,
> but consumer demand fluctuates wildly.  A data center is the ideal power
> consumer, nice steady persistent load.


*That doesn't matter because if they're powering an AI data center then
coal and natural gas plants are going to need back up battery power
supplies just like wind and solar do, and probably emergency diesel
generators too. *

*John K Clark*
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