Gerry McGovern"The City of Hillsboro and the Tualatin Valley Water District (TVWD) have consistently sold this project as a “seismic necessity.” However, my investigation into Hillsboro’s water rate hearings revealed a starker truth. While residents face steady rate increases—including the 5.7% hike that hit bills this January—the sheer scale of this infrastructure is being dictated by the growing “Data Center Ring” in North Hillsboro."
@PrivacyMatters"Intel already consumes more water than all 115,000 Hillsboro residents combined. With nearly 30 more data centers active or in development, we aren’t just building a backup for our kitchens; we are building a massive industrial cooling system.- the water from the WIllamette is being sent to Hillsboro to cool Data Centers, tech players, and for sure the emerging AI Factories that the Herald has released the news on that are now being planned in the area."