I really don’t understand why data centers get such special treatment.
Somewhere gives Google etc a tax break for a data center. In exchange Google destroys a huge swath of land, Hoovers up electricity and water, and provides some temporary construction jobs.
In exchange the local residents get nothing… at least if it was a power plant or something they could get some cheaper electricity. Maybe they get slightly better internet connectivity? But from what I’ve read this doesn’t really seem to be the case.
Somewhere gives Google etc a tax break for a data center. In exchange Google destroys a huge swath of land, Hoovers up electricity and water, and provides some temporary construction jobs.
In exchange the local residents get nothing… at least if it was a power plant or something they could get some cheaper electricity. Maybe they get slightly better internet connectivity? But from what I’ve read this doesn’t really seem to be the case.