"The model is familiar — external actors capture the upside, while Alberta’s grid and ratepayers absorb the strain.
The mechanism is unchanged, only the asset class has shifted from oil to compute."
Opinion: Alberta’s data centre boom risks repeating a familiar economic mistake https://ca.news.yahoo.com/opinion-alberta-data-centre-boom-120036168.html
Ron Dyck
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Western Canadian Select human. Prairie boy (he/him) with an unfortunate dislike of toxic masculinity and rugged individuality. Grim as that may sound, humour keeps me alive. Tech and/or tech adjacent. Politics matter. Inveterate liker of toots. Toots do not necessarily constitute strong endorsement. Migrated from mstdn dot ca The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism. #StarTrekForLife #IDIC
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Ron Dyck
@dyckron@cosocial.ca
Western Canadian Select human. Prairie boy (he/him) with an unfortunate dislike of toxic masculinity and rugged individuality. Grim as that may sound, humour keeps me alive. Tech and/or tech adjacent. Politics matter. Inveterate liker of toots. Toots do not necessarily constitute strong endorsement. Migrated from mstdn dot ca The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism. #StarTrekForLife #IDIC
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