No. Everyone always focuses on the flashy stuff like datacenters but the truth is that the most vulnerable, overtaxed, and underfunded weak-spot for the United States is the electric grid.
Yup. Most of our core electrical infrastructure is over 100 years old now. And thanks to a combination of NIMBYism, profiteering, and the anti-nuclear brigades, we’re not likely to see that change any time soon.
No. Everyone always focuses on the flashy stuff like datacenters but the truth is that the most vulnerable, overtaxed, and underfunded weak-spot for the United States is the electric grid.
Yup. Most of our core electrical infrastructure is over 100 years old now. And thanks to a combination of NIMBYism, profiteering, and the anti-nuclear brigades, we’re not likely to see that change any time soon.
I’m pretty convinced that if we did have a complete grid failure, we wouldn’t be able to complete a cold start.
Too many people would be pushing for their section to be started first so they could short the market first.
Edit: my proofreading sucks
To be pedantic for a sec, the term is black start. Just cause I think it’s super dystopian sounding.
Doesn’t matter who wants want, the power company has contingency plans and those plans are what is happening.
SOURCE: Worked for Cox after a major ice storm smashed north-central Oklahoma flat. Lived Hurricane Ivan and saw their rollout priorities.
The American dream
Note to self: Sabotage the US’ electric grid.
Which in turn would take down the datacenters too, so same effect, just more severe
Most data centers are backed up by generators.
… that run on fuel for a limited time … once the fuel runs out, the data centres go down
Need to transport more fuel there? Can’t because the entire system is down.
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And UPSs.