Speaking of #CorporateSuckups... Way to NOT get my vote, #JanetMills! 🖕🏼

Janet Mills vetoes #Maine #DataCenter ban

by Ethan Andrews, April 24, 2026

"Gov. Janet Mills on Friday vetoed a bill that would have created a temporary statewide ban on large #DataCenters.

"The bill passed by the Maine Legislature earlier this month would enact an 18-month moratorium on new data centers that use more than 20 #megawatts of power.

"It would have made Maine the first state in the country to enact such a ban on the controversial facilities, which support #CloudComputing and artificial intelligence at the cost of large amounts of electricity and #water."

Read more:
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/24/politics/janet-mills-vetoes-maine-data-center-ban/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/DlifM

#AISucks #DatacenterMoratorium #AIDatacenters #EnvironmentalRacism #PreyingOnThePoor #BigDataSucks #EnergyVampires #NoisePollution #MainePol #ResistAI #WaterIsLife #ArtificialIntelligence #HumanStupidity

Il reste 1000 #mégawatts au #Québec pour des projets : « On a un problème »

Par Thomas Gerbet sur #RadioCanada.ca

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1975941/megawatts-hydro-quebec-demandes-entreprises-fitzgibbon-puissance

#HydroQuebec #Énergie #électricité #canada #economie #croissance #PolQc #PolCan #Assnat

"We have software that can go from 20 #megawatts to 1 in 15 seconds. A #hydro company can't do that, at #peak periods. [After peak ends] we go right back up, and #mine. That helps the [#electric #grid] #infrastructure."
- Frank Holmes, Hive Blockchain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVDNEnRAZU4&t=8960s

#Bitcoin  #Miner #BitcoinMiner #Mining #BitcoinMining #SHA256 #Hashrate #ElectricGrid #Demand #PeakDemand #DemandResponse #Electricity #Generation #Renewables #Renewable #FrankHolmes #HiveBlockchain #Bitcoin2021

Remote Siberian data center reaps rewards of bitcoin rally

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-cryptocurrencies-bitriver/remote-siberian-data-center-reaps-rewards-of-bitcoin-rally-idUSKBN2B11RJ

"#BitRiver hosts equipment [for customers from] the United States, Europe and Japan who want to harness the region’s cheap #energy."

“Current demand from our clients exceeds 700 #megawatts. [...] In 2021, we plan to reach 300 megawatts of power.”

"BitRiver uses more than 90% green power."

#Bitcoin  #BTC #Mining #BitcoinMining #Miner #BitcoinMiner #ASIC #SHA256 #Hashrate #Russia #Siberia #Electricity

Argo Blockchain Installs 4,500 Crypto Mining Machines From Celsius Network

https://www.coindesk.com/argo-blockchain-installs-4500-crypto-mining-machines-from-celsius-network

"The @Bitmain #Antminer #S19 and S19 pro #miners have been installed and are now operational."

"The installation has added 430 petahash [installed] and is consuming approximately 15 #megawatts of #electricity."

Press release:
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/ARB/installation-of-4-500-new-mining-machines/14879639

#Bitcoin  #Mining #BitcoinMining #Miner #BitcoinMiner #ASIC #SHA256 #Hashrate #Bitmain #S19Pro #MW #MegaWatt #Argo #ArgoBlockchain #ARB