On: US voters roundly reject data centers in ballot measures

What is sad is we've been building data centers for decades without problems.

Some near me have wetlands around them and the houses bordering them are very desirable.

Seems like some bad apples ruined it for everyone.

The difference is that these AI data centers use significantly more power on a per-rack basis (and thus requiring much bigger backup generators) and generate much more heat (requiring much more cooling) than the data centers of old.