Data centers legit compete with civilian uses of electrical energy, and produce noise. Come with me to Secacus NJ to the Industrial Sector by the train station and you hear the noise doubly so when
The EDGs run. Power alone is a huge deal in power constrained markets
The politics of data centers are insane because progressives have all convinced each other that it’s driven by public hatred of AI and tech capitalism.
Then you talk to the actual people worked up about it and it’s straight NIMBYism driven by myths about water use plus 5G-style conspiracy theories
