New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced new "guardrails" for data centers, aiming to ensure they "pay their fair share" amid rising electricity demand. This initiative is the first comprehensive strategy of its kind in the U.S. #NewJersey #DataCenters

The plan includes four key components: requiring data centers to contribute their own energy, ensuring transparency, adding value to the gri... https://instagr.am/p/DY-FEQDEYHl/
voteinorout on Instagram: "New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced new "guardrails" for data centers, aiming to ensure they "pay their fair share" amid rising electricity demand. This initiative is the first comprehensive strategy of its kind in the U.S. #NewJersey #DataCenters⁠ ⁠ The plan includes four key components: requiring data centers to contribute their own energy, ensuring transparency, adding value to the grid and communities, and supporting long-term, good-paying jobs. PJM reported data centers were responsible for 70% of the projected demand increase last year, and the Department of Energy predicts they will consume over 10% of U.S. power by 2030.⁠ ⁠ Comment LINK (on instagram) and we will DM you the link to @newsweek https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY2-ONYlE7k/⁠ ⁠ --⁠ ⁠ New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill unveiled what she called data center “guardrails” for New Jersey, saying the state’s new plan would require data centers to “pay their fair share” as electricity demand rises.⁠ ⁠ Follow @newsweek for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy. - Thomas Jefferson"

35 likes, 1 comments - voteinorout on May 30, 2026: "New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced new "guardrails" for data centers, aiming to ensure they "pay their fair share" amid rising electricity demand. This initiative is the first comprehensive strategy of its kind in the U.S. #NewJersey #DataCenters⁠ ⁠ The plan includes four key components: requiring data centers to contribute their own energy, ensuring transparency, adding value to the grid and communities, and supporting long-term, good-paying jobs. PJM reported data centers were responsible for 70% of the projected demand increase last year, and the Department of Energy predicts they will consume over 10% of U.S. power by 2030.⁠ ⁠ Comment LINK (on instagram) and we will DM you the link to @newsweek https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY2-ONYlE7k/⁠ ⁠ --⁠ ⁠ New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill unveiled what she called data center “guardrails” for New Jersey, saying the state’s new plan would require data centers to “pay their fair share” as electricity demand rises.⁠ ⁠ Follow @newsweek for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy. - Thomas Jefferson".

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@[email protected] 🔗 lgbtqia.space/users/AeonCy... - So... destroying #AI #datacenters is shockingly easy right now. There is a 10 year backlog on transformers. Any #datacenter will have a large electricity center. Even one transformer out will disable a Data Center on full capacity.

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So... destroying #AI #datacenters is shockingly easy right now. There is a 10 year backlog on transformers. Any #datacenter will have a large electricity center. Even one transformer out will disable a Data Center on full capacity. They can't run at all if they're fully destroyed. Edit: Just to be clear, I'm not advocating anyone take any action. I'm just... this is a wild vulnerability.

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"Join moderator Dr. Meredith D. Clark alongside panelists KeShaun Pearson and KD Minor as they discuss their organizing efforts in Tennessee, Louisiana, and other southern states.

KD and KeShaun will discuss their work advocating on behalf of local communities against the environmental pollution, utility disruptions, and other health risks caused by the building and maintenance of infrastructure powering AI innovation."

https://www.archivingtheblackweb.org/events/data-center-pollution-south/

#webinar #AI #LLMs #DataCenters #ArchivingTheBlackWeb

No More Sacrifice Zones: Organizing Against Data Center Pollution in the South – ATBW

So ... does this cover all the bases?

- they'll run out of memory and hit a capacity ceiling
- they're short-circuiting the supply chains as we speak
- they'll exhaust all the power and water (not renewable) they can consume
- they'll take over more farm land, AKA real estate
- they still haven't made a profit while sinking more into debt

"Bandwidth is only part of the problem. As large language models expand, capacity becomes a challenge too, even with top-of-the-line HBM chips."

From yesterday.

Scientific American: The AI boom has a memory problem https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/high-bandwidth-memory-is-a-bottleneck-for-ai-chips/ @SciAm #LLM #datacenters

Why high-bandwidth memory is a bottleneck for AI chips

High-bandwidth memory keeps powerful AI chips fed with data, and demand for it helped Boise-based Micron briefly top $1 trillion

Scientific American

#RawStory 4:49pm ET May 29, 2026

'Something happening' in #Texas as furious #GOP voter says she will 'turncoat' against party
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According to a report from #MS_NOW’s #JoshEiniger, there is a massive groundswell of anger aimed at #AI #DataCenters and voters are blaming the #RepublicanParty for turning a blind eye to their concerns.

As one #Republican voter put it, she didn’t care if the #Senate flipped to the #Democrats because she feels betrayed.

https://www.rawstory.com/texas-gop-2676973101/

'Something happening' in Texas as furious GOP voter says she will 'turncoat' against party

Texas Republicans have to deal with more than just being stuck with scandal-plagued Attorney General Ken Paxton as they hope to hang onto a US Senate seat sought by Democratic rising star James Talarico.According to a report from MS NOW’s Josh Einiger, there is a massive groundswell of anger aimed a...

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One of three data centres that are planned across the central belt of Scotland. It is part of the plan to build ‘green data’ centres by culling Scotland’s wind energy. This site alone is projected to use half of Scotland’s domestic electricity (20% of current total energy use) and an undisclosed amount of water from the already fragile mains water supply in Fife. Not only that; it is to be built ‘around’ Auchtertool Linn Wildlife Site with no guarantees for future animal or community access - 6 of the buildings are projected to be 35m high. Planning is open to comment from residents for four weeks. We need to stop this as a nation. Debate on energy security is also scheduled for Holyrood.

#AI #EnergyCrisis #DataCentres #DataCenters #Fife #Scotland

https://aprs.scot/press-release/600mw-data-centre-in-fife-submits-planning-permission/

Moody’s flags $662 billion risk at the heart of the data center build-out by just 5 companies

“The accounting liability is unlikely to reflect certain plausible future scenarios,” Moody’s said of Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, Oracle, and Microsoft.

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Texas and Virginia are leading the U.S. in data center construction, with 151 and 140 centers respectively. Combined, they surpass all other states. Ohio and Georgia follow with 58 and 57 centers. This shift highlights the growing tech infrastructure in these regions. #DataCenters

Mississippi is expanding rapidly with 22 new centers, more than tripling its current footprint. Meanwhile, Californ... https://instagr.am/p/DY8qG5kFy2U/
voteinorout on Instagram: "Texas and Virginia are leading the U.S. in data center construction, with 151 and 140 centers respectively. Combined, they surpass all other states. Ohio and Georgia follow with 58 and 57 centers. This shift highlights the growing tech infrastructure in these regions. #DataCenters⁠ ⁠ Mississippi is expanding rapidly with 22 new centers, more than tripling its current footprint. Meanwhile, California, despite its tech reputation, only has 6 under construction. The South and Midwest are capitalizing on available land, power, and tax incentives, reshaping their economic landscapes and impacting local power grids, water resources, and job markets.⁠ ⁠ Comment LINK (on instagram) and we will DM you the link to @timothybramlett https://www.instagram.com/p/DYgJA9pJfgs/⁠ ⁠ --⁠ ⁠ Data centers under construction in America right now.⁠ ⁠ Texas and Virginia aren’t just leading. They’re lapping the entire rest of the country. Texas alone has 151 data centers currently under construction. Virginia has 140. Combined, that’s more than every other state in the country put together.⁠ ⁠ Ohio is the surprise #3 with 58. Georgia is right behind at 57.⁠ ⁠ A few things jump out from this data:⁠ ⁠ Mississippi has 22 under construction with only 10 currently operating. They’re more than tripling their footprint.⁠ ⁠ California, despite being the tech capital of the world, only has 6 under construction. They’ve tapped out. The new construction is happening in cheaper, friendlier states with available power.⁠ ⁠ Nevada is quietly building 29 new data centers, almost matching its current count.⁠ ⁠ The South and Midwest are absorbing this entire AI buildout. They have the land, the power, and the tax incentives. Coastal states are mostly sitting it out.⁠ ⁠ Where this matters: power grids. Water resources. Local property values. Job markets. Tax revenue. Every single one of these states is about to look very different in 5 years.⁠ ⁠ Source: Aterio, April 2026⁠ ⁠ Follow @timothybramlett for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy. - Thomas Jefferson"

24 likes, 0 comments - voteinorout on May 29, 2026: "Texas and Virginia are leading the U.S. in data center construction, with 151 and 140 centers respectively. Combined, they surpass all other states. Ohio and Georgia follow with 58 and 57 centers. This shift highlights the growing tech infrastructure in these regions. #DataCenters⁠ ⁠ Mississippi is expanding rapidly with 22 new centers, more than tripling its current footprint. Meanwhile, California, despite its tech reputation, only has 6 under construction. The South and Midwest are capitalizing on available land, power, and tax incentives, reshaping their economic landscapes and impacting local power grids, water resources, and job markets.⁠ ⁠ Comment LINK (on instagram) and we will DM you the link to @timothybramlett https://www.instagram.com/p/DYgJA9pJfgs/⁠ ⁠ --⁠ ⁠ Data centers under construction in America right now.⁠ ⁠ Texas and Virginia aren’t just leading. They’re lapping the entire rest of the country. Texas alone has 151 data centers currently under construction. Virginia has 140. Combined, that’s more than every other state in the country put together.⁠ ⁠ Ohio is the surprise #3 with 58. Georgia is right behind at 57.⁠ ⁠ A few things jump out from this data:⁠ ⁠ Mississippi has 22 under construction with only 10 currently operating. They’re more than tripling their footprint.⁠ ⁠ California, despite being the tech capital of the world, only has 6 under construction. They’ve tapped out. The new construction is happening in cheaper, friendlier states with available power.⁠ ⁠ Nevada is quietly building 29 new data centers, almost matching its current count.⁠ ⁠ The South and Midwest are absorbing this entire AI buildout. They have the land, the power, and the tax incentives. Coastal states are mostly sitting it out.⁠ ⁠ Where this matters: power grids. Water resources. Local property values. Job markets. Tax revenue. Every single one of these states is about to look very different in 5 years.⁠ ⁠ Source: Aterio, April 2026⁠ ⁠ Follow @timothybramlett for more. Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy. - Thomas Jefferson".

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I've of course heard a lot about AI Data Centers lately, but I've not yet seen any good investigative journalism about them that felt like it really gave the topic enough room to be fully understood.

This video in collaboration between PBS Terra and Floodlight is a really good piece about data centers in the USA right now. I highly recommend it. Its focus is pointed at environmental- and local community-related issues.

"We Saw What AI Data Centers Don't Want You to See"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p426fSlYH4

#AI #noAI #dataCenters #BigTech #journalism

We Saw What AI Data Centers Don't Want You to See

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Having grown up in Northwest NJ, losing against the locals to something like this says A LOT.

https://nj1015.com/andover-residents-protest-data-center/

#NJ #NewJersey #AI #DataCenters

Chaos erupts at NJ town meeting as cops wrestle resident over data center fight

Tensions flared at an Andover town meeting as locals clashed over a proposed data center, culminating in a police confrontation that was captured on video and shared widely.

New Jersey 101.5