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wattsupwiththat.com > 01/18/2026 > open-thread-173

Open Thread – Watts Up With That?

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wattsupwiththat.com > 12/19/2025 > ireland-turns-back-on-data-centres

Ireland Turns Back on Data Centres

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (580+ words) Much of Ireland's economic growth in the last three decades has come from the onshoring of high tech companies, including data centres. But it appears Ireland no longer want them, "cos of climate change. The CRU, the Irish equivalent of…...

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wattsupwiththat.com > 10/30/2025 > doe-grid-policy-data-centers-new-thinking-ahead

DOE Grid Policy & Data Centers: New Thinking Ahead?

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (391+ words) Ideas have consequences. Even new pathbreaking ones that are shaking the foundations of the Federal Power Act of 1938 and state public utility regulation." The Department of Energy has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to federalize and streamline the connection…...

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wattsupwiththat.com > 09/16/2025 > announcement-willis-will-be-at-this-weeks-vip-meetup

Announcement: Willis Will Be at This Week’s VIP Meetup

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (67+ words) Willis Eschenbach, long time contributor to WUWT will be joining Thursday's VIP meetup as a guest. Willis Eschenbach, long time contributor to WUWT will be joining Thursday's VIP meetup as a guest. If you're not already a VIP Member you…...

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wattsupwiththat.com > 08/23/2025 > wuwt-upgrade-coming-some-downtime-required

Site is undergoing maintenance

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (44+ words) Starting Wednesday, you might see that the website has been switched into maintenance mode and you will not be able to view any new articles or make any new comments. Maintenance mode is on Site will be available soon. Thank…...

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wattsupwiththat.com > 03/29/2025 > ferc-finally-wakes-up

FERC Finally Wakes Up

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (715+ words) Let me commend FERC for finally engaging on the crucial issue of how we might be able to power the data centers which will be essential to the United States" efforts to win the artificial intelligence race. Welcome to the…...

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wattsupwiththat.com > 03/17/2025 > email-signatures-are-harming-the-planet-and-could-cost-people-their-lives-its-time-to-stop-using-them

Email signatures are harming the planet and could cost people their lives — it’s time to stop using them

10+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (870+ words) [editor's note: Russell Cook emailed this article to Marc Morano and myself asking: Poe's Law says that without a satire indicator, deep satire is increasingly difficult to distinguish from wacko sincere writings. I truly cannot tell if this writer is…...

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wattsupwiththat.com > 03/08/2025 > 10315414

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wattsupwiththat.com > 02/11/2025 > green-britain-has-400gw-of-stalled-data-center-requests-60-70-will-never-happen

Green Britain has 400GW of Stalled Data Center Requests, 60 – 70% will “Never Happen”

Green Britain has 400GW of Stalled Data Center Requests, 60 – 70% will “Never Happen”11+ mon, 6+ day ago   (191+ words) Essay by Eric Worrall How long until British data center entrepreneurs get fed up with waiting? London has 400 GW of grid requests holding up datacenter builds And up to 70% of stalled energy generation projects are unlikely to be approved, claims…...