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> Are we going to continue to use the 60 billion dollar data centers in Louisiana when the bubble burst

Why not?

Tracks in the middle of nowhere are useless.

Data centers in the middle of nowhere are useful, as long as energy, cooling and uplink are cost-effective.

(Not saying Louisiana is in the middle of nowhere!)

I don’t disagree, but was Louisiana chosen because it offers cheap energy/cooling/infra or because the government doesn’t bother to ask questions about the impact to thinks like energy and water usage (which is why we are seeing more and more reports of residents upset about pollution, water usage, and energy costs).

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