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Google will pay people to use less electricity so its data centers can use more

Google will pay people to use less electricity so its data centers can use more
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Google is building a 1GW virtual power plant and paying people to turn off appliances so that the saved electricity can be used by data centers.

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  • •Google is building a 1GW virtual power plant.
  • •People are paid to turn off their appliances.
  • •The saved electricity is used for other purposes, such as data centers.
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