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504 points Terretta | 2 comments | 29 Aug 25 13:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.419s | source
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Shakahs ◴[29 Aug 25 19:59 UTC] No.45068700[source]▶
Grok are the first models I am boycotting on purely environmental grounds. They built their datacenter without sufficient local power supply and have been illegally powering it with unpermitted gas turbine generators until that capacity gets built, to the significant detriment of the local population.

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/elon-musk-xai-gas...

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1. cameldrv ◴[29 Aug 25 22:31 UTC] No.45070145[source]▶
Yes, Elon is probably playing fast and loose with the rules, but his 150MW of turbines are right next to the TVA's 1100MW of turbines and a steel mill. Not surprising given that it's a heavy industrial area, it's about 4 miles from any significant number of houses. There are plenty of good reasons to hate on Elon, but IMO this ain't it.
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2. ceejayoz ◴[29 Aug 25 22:59 UTC] No.45070364[source]▶
“We dumped this nuclear waste next to the existing storage site! Totally cool, right?”