return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 4 months agoNearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have to find a new power source after their energy source looks to redirect lines to data centersfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@hexbear.netusa@midwest.socialtechnology@hexbear.netusa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1215arrow-down1external-linkNearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have to find a new power source after their energy source looks to redirect lines to data centersfortune.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square15linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@hexbear.netusa@midwest.socialtechnology@hexbear.netusa@lemmy.ml
minus-squareBrkdncr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-24 months agoThe local utility should put batteries on everyone’s home and use them as a virtual power plant. Think about how many of those homes are empty most of the time, barely using any energy.
minus-squareQuandaleDingle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoAnd improve the value of the homes at no cost to the homeowners? They could never.
The local utility should put batteries on everyone’s home and use them as a virtual power plant.
Think about how many of those homes are empty most of the time, barely using any energy.
And improve the value of the homes at no cost to the homeowners? They could never.