As their lords lecture us to live in the dark!-----How Big Tech Is Consuming America’s Electricity and Water

Cloud computing’s demand for electricity strains a grid that is already predicted to feature power shortages and routine rolling blackouts in the coming years.

"Data centers, the so-called “brains of the internet,” are industrial warehouses packed with rows upon rows of servers...

• ...the industry may soon find itself hitting a wall as local communities put up increasing resistance to the industry’s seemingly insatiable appetite for power and water...