Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoData centers are drying up the Port of Marseille: ‘They consume enormous amounts of electricity’english.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1170arrow-down1external-linkData centers are drying up the Port of Marseille: ‘They consume enormous amounts of electricity’english.elpais.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareBrkdncr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoThe port can’t get power to electrify ships while they are in port. The data centers are literally in the port and have consumed or reserved it all. Ships that dock can’t shut down their engines at that port so they are likely to dock elsewhere.
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down10·2 months agoIt’s a misleading headline at best, clickbaiting the “ai bad” crowd.
The port can’t get power to electrify ships while they are in port. The data centers are literally in the port and have consumed or reserved it all.
Ships that dock can’t shut down their engines at that port so they are likely to dock elsewhere.
It’s a misleading headline at best, clickbaiting the “ai bad” crowd.