they will just build where they haven’t been rejected, or where locals are more receptive of bribery, token offers of a new park or somesuch, or buyouts on their property
I read some research showing the average local voter was amenable to a $10k bribe. I think locals should be negotiating for electricity price caps. E.g. 10c/kWh. Anything over that is paid for by the data center owner. This puts money into the pockets of all locals over a long period of time, and insulated them from the demand surge causing price spikes all over the US.
they will just build where they haven’t been rejected, or where locals are more receptive of bribery, token offers of a new park or somesuch, or buyouts on their property
I read some research showing the average local voter was amenable to a $10k bribe. I think locals should be negotiating for electricity price caps. E.g. 10c/kWh. Anything over that is paid for by the data center owner. This puts money into the pockets of all locals over a long period of time, and insulated them from the demand surge causing price spikes all over the US.
gamer zeitgeist already forgot Google illegally destroyed a forest in order to erect a datacenter.
gamers truly have the RAM of a goldfish.