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    “Together with our energy partner, Entergy, we are adding enough clean and renewable energy to the grid to cover 100% of the electricity use of our Richland Parish Data Center.” […]

    Entergy noted that Meta has also committed to helping it install CCS technology at one of its power plants

    Oh good lard. They’re building 2 GW of gas capacity and will offset those separately.

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      They’re going to offset it right into the atmosphere, and probably figure out a way to claim a tax deduction for the “offset.”

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      Yeah, but how about we place those solar panels somewhere else entirely? On a dewy meadow someplace else where they can’t hurt our precious roofing or parking spaces? Doesn’t that sound splendid?

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    Datacenter environmental impact is a short-term problem.

    In ten years, we’ll have significant renewable energy disposable.

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        Solar panels are the natural photosynthetic plants turned into technology.

        Let’s see how things unfold.

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          Ah yes the natural photosynthic process of mining silica, aluminum and rare earth metals from deep in the earth’s crust. Yes solar panels are more efficient than photosynthesis but they still require substantial systems built around them to function - plants not as much.

          Still doesn’t mean we can’t have solar panels but we really shouldn’t be ravaging the earth more just to satisfy our excessive energy usage. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in that order.