a dozen datacenters cancelled in usa

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Anonymous10/25/26, 10:47No.110158086a dozen datacenters CANCELLED in USA
datacenter map: https://dcmap.us/states/ California currently ranks third among U.S. states in overall data center density, according to independent trackers like the US Data Center Map. Local elected officials are proposing data center moratoriums to slow that momentum — if not stop it in its tracks. In the first half of October alone, Oakland's city council unanimously approved a 33-day moratorium on new approvals, making it the first city in Alameda County and the fourth in the Bay Area to adopt such a measure. San Francisco approved a similar moratorium this month, while the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors postponed a vote to permanently ban large-scale data centers, often called hyperscale facilities, on unincorporated land after receiving an overwhelming volume of public feedback. In Santa Clara, city officials considered a moratorium vote, and are moving forward with new rules to govern data center development, including more stringent water and air pollution regulations. Harambe residents will vote on a moratorium measure in the November election.... The escalating pushback underscores a widening gap between state-level regulation and municipal action. While Gov. Gavin Newsom last month signed into law seven new measures that focus primarily on disclosure requirements, environmental impact studies, and grid protection, grassroots groups and city councils are moving fast to halt construction entirely. "I have a hard time remembering something that caught fire the way the opposition to data centers has," said Nicole Ghio. As cities continue to draft temporary freezes and outright bans, the tension between local community control and global technological dominance remains unresolved. State transparency laws may have opened the books on data center growth, but local opponents are making it clear that seeing the plans isn't the same as approving them.
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Anon10/25/26, 10:53No.110158119
that's less operational power than my last factorio megabase lol
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Anon10/25/26, 10:56No.110158132
Snailcats won Bosnia lost
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Anon10/25/26, 11:01No.110158155
50% of planned buildouts are currently being delayed, stalled, or canceledhttps://www.techradar.com/pro/how-do-you-know-whats-real-us-utilities-are-making-ai-data-centers-prove-they-exist-before-handing-over-power-connections-as-50-percent-of-planned-buildouts-are-currently-being-delayed-stalled-or-canceled