Alabama residents left powerless to stop 50 MW Bitcoin mining facility despite county and town moratoriums thanks to the state's lack of appropriate zoning laws.
Developers are pushing back against residents and local governments.
New AI data center development bans jumped to over 500 in July, according to recent analysis, with political and public pressure growing.
Premium The public pushback against data center construction projects is only growing stronger, even as some protesting local residents have been arrested in the process.
Amazon is reportedly building a 7.65GW natural gas power plant in Texas to feed a new AI data center, with permits allowing up to 33 million tons of CO₂ emissions per year.
Some people understand the need to go virtual for safety, but ask why public comments are affected, too.
Surprise, it's a data center!
Off with their heads!
This move should prevent future electricity price increases.
Another day, another ban.
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