Source: Slashdot: Hardware
Nevada's utility is diverting 75% of power from 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents to feed data center demand. Distributed solar and batteries can't solve the constraint for most homeowners—the cost, space requirements, and grid integration barriers are too steep. This forced scarcity will accelerate only the highest-income households toward self-sufficiency, while middle and lower-income residents face higher bills, rationing, or migration. The question for regulators is whether stricter data center siting rules arrive before utility-scale conflicts become routine.