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Big AI has PC users furious. Nvidia and Micron's weird emotional appeals make it worse
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this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2026
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this is actually happening
my elecric company just raised its rates 13% and forcast rasing 25% next year after
we have a power making dam in town
historically we have had some of the cheapest power in the USA
If the data center is causing all that power drain, they should be the ones footing the damned bill
they also, businesses get wholesale lower rates than residential consumers. which is one of the big issues about them not paying thier fair share.
i heard datacenter requires most of our electricity generation eventually.
Combined over 20% last November, great times!!
Combined means we have:
first 1k kwh rate Above 1k kwh rate
And the above 1k kwh changes seasonally.
they send us these cute charts and stuff about our usage
they show you a "you are using xyz% more then previous year" type stuff
but my wife keeps it and their little bullshit is because they keep changing the rate and then using the new rate against your old usage as comparison. Looks like OMG we used a lot more power then last year! We should consider cutting something out.
But the actual meter reading numbers are almost always the same year after year
I like the suggestions to save money and lower usage.
"Have you tried living in complete darkness this month? You could save $2 off your bill!"
"Perhaps try not using electricity this month. Or, consider getting a second source of income to turn on your fridge for a few hours a day!"
"try building your own dam, or wind farm, or having solar panels, why not have a nuclear reactor in your basement to powe houser house.
It's winter here, and I wear two or three layers with a sweater on top, because I am saving electricity.
We'll have ourselves our first trillionaire, and silly me hates all the people with 500mil+ net worth, and their bootlickers.
Inb4 we get astroturfed "Luddites" telling us to just abandon electricity and live like the Amish.
Mine does that too, and there’s $300 in fees that don’t relate to the actual power used. Using no utilities, I’d still have to pay that much.
Wenatchee?
The aura that the US irradiates is just preposterous. At this point the only sound you can hear is the sound of boots being licked, evil corpos are doing what they please while the general populace is disregarded.
mmmm Facsism, feels good right?
FUCK TRUMP and FUCK THE REPUBLICANS THAT ENABLED HIM
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