The data centers are coming ...
"But no one foresaw the threat that booming technologies like cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence would pose to this rural enclave. Data centers already occupy 8 million square feet of space in the county. If all the proposed new data centers are built, that number could balloon to 80 million. Some advocacy groups predict that the amount of electricity these centers would need is enough to power five New York Citys."
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2024-3-fall/feature/big-data-centers-heres-what-happens-when-takes-over-small-town
Gerry McGovern /
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2024-09-14 10:40:01
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