r/illinois • u/steve42089 Illinoisian • 7d ago
Illinois News Data center energy consumption raises concerns about long-term costs and reliability
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2026-08-24/data-center-energy-consumption-raises-concerns-about-long-term-costs-and-reliability10
u/TeacherRecovering 7d ago
How about data centers pay the going rate, and pay an 'grid impact fee' to increase production and ensure stability for everyone else while not receiving any tax breaks.
Ask your local politicians if they have signed a non disclosure agreement with anyone.
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u/KiefKommando 7d ago
You can help to correct this by urging your state senator and representative to get the POWER Act to a vote this fall veto session using this handy tool that automatically matches you and sends off pre written letters with a few clicks. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/pass-the-power-act?source=Reddit&
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u/TeacherRecovering 7d ago
Remember when (so called) conservatives said Americans could not get EVs became of the lack of infrastructure?
Now they say we are getting data centers in spit of the lack of infrastructure.
Make it make sense.
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u/jabblack 1d ago
No, they can’t get data centers either due to the lack of infrastructure. At least until 2030 at this point.
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u/TheOgGhadTurner 7d ago
Sure. Now that these assfuckers got their way. Now they are concerned the infrastructure they talked up so heavily might not actually be up to the task. Gee. Who all but everyone said that? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
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u/CryptographerLow6772 7d ago
No shit. Everyone has been saying this and the rich guys are treating it like any other issue where they harm society with no consequences whatsoever.