[artichokegrower]

According to the state’s electricity-demand forecast, utilities report that data centers, in planning documents, have requested 18.7 gigawatts of service capacity. That’s enough to power roughly 18 million homes

But they said I couldn’t have incandescent light bulbs in my home because they use to much electricity

[Magnum44]

data centers, in planning documents, have requested 18.7 gigawatts of service capacity. That’s enough to power roughly 18 million homes

or 15 time machine flux capacitors...

[null and void]

Who foots the bill?

CERTAINLY NOT the people using the extra electricity!!!

[null and void]

But they said I couldn’t have incandescent light bulbs in my home because they use to much electricity

What did the Soviets use before candles?

Light bulbs!

[butlerweave]

data centers should have their own power

[catnipman]

california is an insane place to locate power-hungry data centers given california’s insane hatred of energy ... these things should be located in states where energy is happily produced ... Wyoming, Louisiana, and Texas come to mind ...

[dragnet2]

And while they were at it, they wanted to ban gas cars and put everyone in electrical appliance vehicles...Computers with wheels. Massive power suckers.

By the way, I was told LEDs would last 10 years and my power bills would drop significantly. All glaring lies.

[Berkeley under cover]

incandescent light bulbs are rediculous. It’s like wanting to stay with a horse and buggy in 1915, many years after the switch to automobiles.

[dynoman]

Why is that a question? Data centers should foot the bill for the electricity they use.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Stupid question ... the peasants of course. They will start rationing electric to the peasants to ensure the data centers and AI get all the electric they need ... the peasants will praise Newscum for his wisdom and decision.

[alternatives?]

Won’t generating that much electricity adversely impact global warming? Where are the environmental groups?

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

It’s California. They know more than anyone else.

[Uncle Miltie]

Metcalf Incident on steroids.

[from occupied ga]

More to the point where is the power going to come from? I’m fairly certain that. Californistan doesn’t have that much generation capacity to spare. And wind and solar are not only extremely expensive but unreliable as well. Several years ago we visited Joshua Tree National Park. On the way there we passed hundreds of wind turbines of which maybe half a dozen were turning. Same in Hawaii on the big island. Saw a wind farm with not a single turbine in action. A couple were missing blades. Some had black substance running out of the pod. Well the dumbass voters voted for the Democrats let them find out what they voted for.

[The Great RJ]

How many wind turbines and acres of solar panels would be needed to generate 18.7 gigawatts and how many tons of lithium batteries would be needed to store that energy for when the wind wasn’t blowing or at night and on cloudy days?

[faithhopecharity]

your darned tootin

the electrons you were WASTING by lighting your home are NEEDED by the new big data centers!

so there!
/s