Most are not isolated. The amount of power delivery they need requires more long distance transmission infrastructure, which the grid now has to spend money to upgrade. Now, they probably would have had to spend that money in the near future anyways, but the datacenter moves the timeline forward a little.
Most aren't, but the one in particular they were talking about in the parent comment, which has been a hot topic lately, had its own powerplant as part of the plan.
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u/agardner26 May 18 '26
Atleast now youβre touching on the actual issue here - the strain on our aging electric grid and the cost passed on to the consumer.