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Because AI and Crypto use so much electricity, what if a law was made that they had to power it with green energy? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Something on the lines of if your company facility is using over X amount of energy the majority of that has to be from a green source such as solar power. What would happen and is this feasible or am I totally thinking about this wrong

Edit: Good responses from everyone, my point in asking this was completely hypothetical, ignoring how hard it would be to implement a restriction. My own thoughts are that requiring the use of renewable energy for high electricity products could help spur the demand for it as now it's a requirement. Of course companies would fight back, they want money

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[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Tax the greenhouse effect from the energy production, UBI to give people the money to afford what they need.

Trying to moralize every action on the market is a losing game though. I mean is this, the fediverse, worth the energy, are games, streaming, plant lights for your indoor plants?

It's better to leave that to be individuals choices but make sure that the cost of the consequences are on the individual making the choices.