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UncleOxidant • today at 8:53 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

> Congress could fix this problem tomorrow.

Even if congress "fixed" this problem tomorrow it would still take years to build the increased capacity (as you note). Since we do essentially have a fixed supply regime the fast buildout of data centers we've seen over the last few years has indeed been the cause of increased power prices. I'll also add that several renewable power generation projects had been in the works and this administration killed them (even paying a lot of money to kill them).


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detourdog • today at 9:16 PM

Congress can’t fix the problem tomorrow. The problem is tied to non-existent distribution infrastructure.