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Lee Hepner's avatar

"It’s certainly true that data centers increase demand for things — specifically, for a community’s energy and water."

Hmm... monopsony case?

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Jennifer L. Pelton, Esq.'s avatar

True. The lawyers themselves admit it! https://outlawedbyjp.substack.com/p/lawyers-for-data-centers-admit-they

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John Farrell's avatar

I heard Joanne Kilgour from Ohio River Valley Institute describe data center employment like this: "Data centers in the long run employ about the same number of people as an Olive Garden restaurant"

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