More #DataCenters coming to #Illinois as residents complain about #noise, #electric bills: What to know

Story by Jason Knowles, Maggie Green, February 17, 2026

"Data centers are moving in. They power everything from #StreamingServices to #ArtificialIntelligence, but critics say they are noisy and can jack up your #ElectricBills.

Now, the I-Team and ABC News are finding that more than 3,000 data centers are already operating nationwide, with at least 1,000 more planned. Some are in the #ChicagoIL area."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/more-data-centers-coming-to-illinois-as-residents-complain-about-noise-electric-bills-what-to-know/ar-AA1Wyml9

#NoisePollution #NoEnergyForAI #NoEnergyForDatacenters #BigData #TechBullies #AISucks #DatacenterResistance #WaterIsLife

I heard an excellent #podcast on #WMPG this afternoon about the #AI #Surveillance state and how #TechBros are bullying towns into hosting #DataCenters! A must-listen!

AI Surveillance Cameras in Maine

30 mins - First Aired December 15, 2025

WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM
Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD.

"The podcast is an interview of #DylanOliver, a native of #HodgsonME who is a staff member of the Alliance for Secure AI. Dylan talked about how a number of communities in the state have installed AI surveillance cameras which log and store every single car that passes by a given location, creating a searchable database of our movements regardless of whether anyone is suspected of a crime or not. He also talked about how the data can be shared with federal and local agencies for 'investigative purposes' even if a local police department chooses to restrict data to its own officers."

Listen / Download:
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ai-surveillance-cameras-in-maine--68997956?utm_medium=app&utm_source=widget&utm_campaign=episode-title&deep_link_value=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.spreaker.com%2Fepisode%2Fai-surveillance-cameras-in-maine--68997956%3Futm_medium%3Dapp%26utm_source%3Dwidget%26utm_campaign%3Depisode-title&af_channel=widget

Web page for #CommunityVoicesForChange:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-podcasts/community-voices-for-change/

#USPol #DataCenter #TechBullies #AISurveillance #MainePol #ThoughtCrime #AllianceForSecureAI #ACAB #Orwellian