It appears that I am not the only one concerned that energy-sucking data centers require more than asserting that solar and wind will supply the needed extra energy.
Here’s the first paragraph of the article:
“SPRINGFIELD — As Illinois closes in on its deadline of being carbon-free by midcentury, even as demands for energy rise, legislators are looking to satisfy both needs through a strategy many so far have tried to avoid: allowing new, large-scale nuclear reactors to be built in the state.”
The main problem lies in a fight between factions of the Democrats:
- Labor unions
- Environmentalists
With House Democrats not willing to call any bill that does not have the pre-approval for sixty votes from Democrats, that proposes a problem for passage of legislation allowing for the expansion of nuclear power.
