Geht der Industrie der Strom aus?
Dank Microsoft Milliarden hofft das rheinische Revier auf einen Aufschwung. Doch der droht am Stromnetz zu scheitern....
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Dank Microsoft Milliarden hofft das rheinische Revier auf einen Aufschwung. Doch der droht am Stromnetz zu scheitern....
Published: | Publisher: www1.wdr.de
We can at least celebrate that groundwater levels will soon be lower, while the site stays pleasantly warm in winter — thanks to maximized electricity consumption and the endless flood of AI-generated garbage spreading uncontrollably across the network.
In the US, data center construction has already been paused due to energy scarcity. Germany, meanwhile? We nod along enthusiastically, as if a secret power supplier were already under contract — even though it’s still on vacation. A small masterpiece of optimistic inertia: selling off our digital future in open defiance of physics. 😂