Doing data centers the not-dumb way

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In this episode, I welcome back my old friend Jigar Shah to discuss the current hullabaloo around explosive electricity demand from new data centers. We dig into why its stupid for tech companies to build their own behind-the-meter natural gas plants, how this approach is wrecking equipment and destabilizing the grid, and a better, smarter, faster path forward. Instructions to add paid episodes to your preferred podcast app via mobile / desktop(PDF transcript)(Active transcript)Text transcript:...

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