Reply to post: Not near wind farms

Homes in London under threat as datacenters pull in all the power

Duncan Macdonald

Not near wind farms

Wind farms are not constant suppliers - in calm weather they consume rather than produce electricity and data centers need a constant supply.

A better option would be to require data centers to generate their own electricity thereby removing their load from the grid.

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