2025 turned out rough for the wind energy sector—global capacity additions hit a 20+ year low, catching many off guard. Eyes are on 2026 as surging power demand from data centers could spark a turnaround. Yet here's the tension: why would compute-intensive facilities commit to wind when it's intermittent by nature? Stable baseload power remains the actual priority for most. The margin cases might work, but scaling wind as a primary solution for enterprise infrastructure still faces serious headwinds.
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ForkItAllDay
· 11h ago
Wind energy this time really underperformed, but wait, do data centers really gamble on intermittent power? LOL
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LowCapGemHunter
· 11h ago
The wind power wave indeed underperformed, hitting a low in 2020... But on the other hand, why don't data centers directly use nuclear or natural gas power since they are consuming electricity like crazy? Intermittent power sources are simply unreliable.
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DogeBachelor
· 11h ago
The wind power wave is indeed a failure. Investing in nuclear energy is the right way to go.
2025 turned out rough for the wind energy sector—global capacity additions hit a 20+ year low, catching many off guard. Eyes are on 2026 as surging power demand from data centers could spark a turnaround. Yet here's the tension: why would compute-intensive facilities commit to wind when it's intermittent by nature? Stable baseload power remains the actual priority for most. The margin cases might work, but scaling wind as a primary solution for enterprise infrastructure still faces serious headwinds.