“The project is crucial for helping the state meet a deluge of new electricity demand, as Virginia is at the center of the nationwide boom in data-center construction.”
“The project is crucial for helping the state meet a deluge of new electricity demand, as Virginia is at the center of the nationwide boom in data-center construction.”
So it will do absolutely nothing to reduce fossil fuel usage?
It’ll reduce fossil fuel use that otherwise would’ve been used to power that place, but sounds like it won’t be a net reduction in emissions. Better than an increase, and if the AI bubble pops, perhaps it will be able to reduce emissions after all, if the datacenters are shut down.
I understand that. Unfortunately, we are at a point in time, where a net reduction is extremely necessary. But yes, the problem is not the wind farm. The problem is the ai bubble.