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504 points Terretta | 1 comments | 29 Aug 25 13:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.341s | 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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nonethewiser ◴[29 Aug 25 20:23 UTC] No.45068962[source]▶
It would be nice if they could get more power online faster.
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Tadpole9181 ◴[29 Aug 25 20:29 UTC] No.45069032[source]▶
Well Elon really worked hard to get that done. Campaigning for the guy who is cancelling in-progress solar and wind projects and claiming the feds will never approve another green energy plant.
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declan_roberts ◴[29 Aug 25 21:16 UTC] No.45069482[source]▶
Solar and wind are not adequate power supply for a data center. You think data centers only run for 8 hours a day?
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1. Tadpole9181 ◴[30 Aug 25 02:13 UTC] No.45071350[source]▶
Most people aren't programming or operating heavy machinery at 4AM, either. Most power is consumed in the day, and most AI will be leveraged in the day.