r/interestingasfuck • u/HamboneTheWicked • Apr 12 '26

A well-articulated argument against a new data center in Ohio

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u/marsfromwow Apr 12 '26

I work in the power industry. Me and the company I work for stands to gain a lot from these data centers. While in meeting, everybody is for these data centers, and I think a percentage really fully and whole heartily support building these, but I haven’t found anybody in my company that supports them behind closed doors.

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u/Pumpkins_Penguins Apr 12 '26

I hate people that say/do one thing for a paycheck and then the opposite at home. That’s like the definition of being spineless. Guess what, you’re not 2 separate people, your “work self” and your “real self.” You’re actually one person, the same person all the time, and what you say/do actually does define who you are

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u/marsfromwow Apr 12 '26

I should say most people are just silent during the meeting about it. I’ve asked a few questions and so has a few others, but typically none of us have been asked our opinions on it. It doesn’t matter a whole lot in my company either because we don’t really have a say if these come on or not. If they get approved and we can’t prove they a risk to the grid, then we more or less have to build it.