Re: “Washington is at a crucial moment in data center development” (Feb. 24, Opinion):
How silly of me to assume that we must discontinue the subsidy of power-hungry knowledge facilities, together with for crypto foreign money, in Washington state. Sure, it’s set to make use of many different power sources, reminiscent of hydro energy. To keep away from brownouts and even blackouts, with knowledge middle proliferation, we might find yourself turning again to carbon-intensive sources, for the remainder of us, within the close to future. That may be heading within the improper route relative to local weather change.
However John Mulligan, who works “with purchasers to advance their power tasks and coverage,” in his op-ed has set us straight. We should make it clear to exterior buyers that financial progress associated to knowledge facilities overrides issues about energy-supply points.
John Birnel, Seattle
