Data Centers Didn't Fail Lake Tahoe. The Centralized Grid Did.

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When NV Energy chose to divert power to newly built data centers, Liberty Utilities was left with less than a year to find a new electricity source for 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents. The real culprit isn't data centers — it's a centralized grid that wasn't built for modern energy demands, and a decade of missed opportunities to build local generation capacity.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/data-centers-didnt-fail-lake-tahoe-the-centralized-grid-did,129489Support the showThanks for listening!For access to all of E+E Leader's news and programs, visit our website at www.environmentenergyleader.com. Follow us on our Social Channels:LinkedIn l Twitter l Facebook l Instagram l YouTube l BlueSkySupport the show

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