• Hylactor
      4·
      2 months ago

      … expensive real estate.

      There seems to be two fairly consistent determining factors: burgeoning tech sector, and cheap land. In neither of which the east coast is replete.

  • UnspecificGravity@piefed.socialEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    Oh look, a direct relationship between regulatory climate with complete disregard for any other factors, including actual climate.

    • protist@retrofed.comEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Is there? There are a ton of low regulation states with few if any data centers, and some states like Illinois have quite a few data centers but I imagine have more strict regulations

  • teyrnon@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    2 months ago

    I think we should pass referendums to seize control of these data centers and destroy them. Or just cut off their supply of water for cooling.

    • bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      2 months ago

      Yep.

      Call then what they are. Spyware ad centers for disinformation, stealing elections, and the dumbing down of the populace.

      Get rid of them.

  • fibojoly@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    2 months ago

    Didn’t Texas have massive electrical power grid issues last… winter was it? How do you have a third world power grid and that many data centers?