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Laurens Van Reijen

Sep 2, 2026

speaker_1HOST
6:10
And was this something that the industry foresaw or did it catch people by surprise?
6:16
Well, data centers always had one big bill, and that was the electricity bill.
6:21
Because we had to pay so much to the power company, we always tried to be very efficient.
6:29
So that was not an environmental reason, that was just a cost reason.
6:36
And then, you know, the more data centers came and, you know, there was more concern.
6:42
And, you know, that's logic.
6:45
More of these buildings, more power usage.
speaker_0HOST
9:56
And what do you think about these arguments and whether they're convincing?

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