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This is USA so we all know that those techs companies won't pay a cent back at the end, but the population will.

The tech companies don't really have any issue paying for the capacity, this is a negligible cost compared to the compute capital, they just want streamlined regulatory approvals to bring the plants online.

> The tech companies don't really have any issue paying

It reduces profit.

Wrong, using grid power without adding capacity will result in tech companies paying more for electricity too. They want to add capacity.

Are you absolutely sure they don't want us to add the capacity for them with a pathway for further government subsidies?

Almost everything in tech has been subsidized in one way or another via tax avoidance schemes or outright lobbying and manipulation of the market.

Why would this be any different?

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