Impossible. The city/county knows and just aren’t telling people. It’s collusion.
this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2026
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That is usually true, but I'm pretty sure there was a story a while back where inspectors found a water line being tapped and no record of it every having been done or approved. And for power, some of them are using their own power generation, despite how dirty that is, so the city/county would have no record of how much power is used.
There is absolutely massive amounts of corruption and collusion happening though. Not trying to minimize that. Just want a complete picture of how much the oligarchs are willing to cheat, bend, or break the system to achieve their goals.
Hardly likely to be the default
I agree. However, people should be aware that even if their city or county reports water and power usage, the numbers are useless without third party independent verification. They have already shown they are happy to break the law, cheat the system, steal, hide, whatever it takes.
It shouldn't be up to them. Their utilities should be metered before use, so we know what they are up to at all times.
LessWrong "Water Hoax" posters incoming!
The bigger issue is really when you use a lot of power you have a lot of negotiation leverage on cost. Particularly in unregulated markets like Texas. So the datacenters pay the absolute lowest rate for power.
Don't you think that's something better to focus our energy on trying to put pressure to fix?
But waterhoax?
Don’t you think that’s something better to focus our energy on
I've got rooftop solar to cut my electricity bill, but no real options for my water utility
They aren't hiding it, they're just lying to our faces because they can.
But they’re such honest and decent folk!!!
As if this is a surprise. This falls under Rule 34. Talk about getting fucked.
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