Brian Small- Data centers consumed 4.4% of U.S. electricity in 2023, and are expected to triple the demand by 2028.
- From 2017 to 2024, the number of data centers in the U.S. increased from 318 to 5,208.
- Creating an AI video requires more than 10,000x the computing power of a Google search.
- Even so, 37 states have now granted tax exemptions for data centers, including ones owned by Google, Meta and Amazon. CNBC found that “one Microsoft data center in Illinois received more than $38 million in data center sales tax exemptions but created just 20 permanent jobs.”
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Roaming Charges: United States of Emergency
The fatal flaw in Donald Trump's scheme to whitewash American history of its most depraved and embarrassing episodes is that his administration is committing new acts of barbarity and stupidity in real-time on an almost hourly basis. Consider the last week in Chicago and Portland.