• @Acters@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Because it costs less money to push the cost to for taxpayers to subsidize it than owning it

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    • @DoomBot5@lemmy.world
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      129 months ago

      Those data centers are paying for their electrical usage. Economies of scale just make it more favorable for them over building their own power generation (solar/wind excluded).