A lot of data center stuff was on the ballots and quite a lot of it was rejected by voters. They may not be able to use the RAM they’re hoarding. If investors pull out of AI, they’ll have no choice but to sell it off to pay the bills.
I’m not real savvy on this stuff though, so it’s just an uneducated guess of mine.
they will just build where they haven’t been rejected, or where locals are more receptive of bribery, token offers of a new park or somesuch, or buyouts on their property
I read some research showing the average local voter was amenable to a $10k bribe. I think locals should be negotiating for electricity price caps. E.g. 10c/kWh. Anything over that is paid for by the data center owner. This puts money into the pockets of all locals over a long period of time, and insulated them from the demand surge causing price spikes all over the US.
A lot of data center stuff was on the ballots and quite a lot of it was rejected by voters. They may not be able to use the RAM they’re hoarding. If investors pull out of AI, they’ll have no choice but to sell it off to pay the bills.
I’m not real savvy on this stuff though, so it’s just an uneducated guess of mine.
they will just build where they haven’t been rejected, or where locals are more receptive of bribery, token offers of a new park or somesuch, or buyouts on their property
I read some research showing the average local voter was amenable to a $10k bribe. I think locals should be negotiating for electricity price caps. E.g. 10c/kWh. Anything over that is paid for by the data center owner. This puts money into the pockets of all locals over a long period of time, and insulated them from the demand surge causing price spikes all over the US.