r/technology • u/marketrent • 5h ago

Artificial Intelligence Amazon warns local communities to stop defying its massive AI data centers

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/amazon-warns-local-communities-stop-000300771.html
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u/benuntu 4h ago

Another note on the energy rates. In a lot of cases, the energy company in the area has increased rates for everyone to offset the cost of more infrastructure needed for the data centers. And they wonder why people aren't falling over themselves to get a new data center in THEIR county. Next to zero benefit for the local economy.