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I'm from VA, which has more data centers in the state than any other in the country. They want to push even more into place and our local and state government seems to be all for it. All it's doing is costing us money so AI companies can cash in on all the people that want to make stupid memes. The modern world sucks.
Not to mention the cost of electricity in VA continues to rise because these data centers keep sucking up all the electricity on our grid. Wait'll wintertime and your electric bill is gonna be more than tripled.
Source: am electrician who works in data centers
Thankfully I have gas heat and so far the weather has been pretty cool for the current time of year so my AC hasn't had to run at all. I hope we have a mild summer. I've seen some of the insane electric bills around here lately and how much of them is actual usage vs all the fees. Usage doesn't count for much these days.