The fact they're built in the middle of literal deserts should be a clear indication.
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If they were built alongside massive solar farms then building in Arizona or Texas might make almost sense, and yet...
What is this? A post about data centres on Lemmy that's accurate?
Thank god we don’t have many of those
Not just regional officials, the Fed and States are paid off too.
If only they consumed that resource.
Any in-depth article about any data center.
cheap, bribeable
Poverty. Regional government with empty coffers, easy to "convince". Poor people living there: who cares how they feel about it.