"If you look at the supply side alone, you could be fooled into thinking that the energy transition is going strong. Solar-generating capacity in California has doubled in last six years. On the demand side, however, things have gone haywire. Earlier this month, PG&E CEO Patti Poppe predicted that the utility’s load — or the amount of power consumed — would double by 2040. Poppe is not exaggerating; Texas grid operators expect demand to double there in just six years."
https://www.hcn.org/articles/do-data-centers-mean-doomsville-for-renewable-energy/
Gerry McGovern /
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