Comment on AI Electric Bills
TwoTiredMice@feddit.dk 2 days agoI don’t know how wide spread smart meters are in the US, but it should be fairly simple so have an extra tariff on these kind of consumers, or perhaps just tariffs during peak periods.
At least it could be enforced that the surplus heat from data centers had to be reused in some way, could be residental heating or ptx.
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Smart meters aren’t necessary for that. We already have different rates for different usage levels.
Smart meters are more useful to vary rates by time of day, to help adjust demand for the level of supply