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> Local municipalities are having to upgrade municipal infrastructure as a result of these projects

Then they could pass a law requiring the data centers to pay for these instead of banning them outright, should sort itself out no?

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Part of the idea behind a moratorium is to allow time for impact analysis so those regulations can be written appropriately.

Part of the reason we have big tech getting away with regulatory capture in the US is because they have enough capital to entrench themselves in the economy faster than regulators can react.

> Part of the idea behind a moratorium is to allow time for impact analysis so those regulations can be written appropriately.

They couldn't do that in 20 years of having data centers?

Will they also pay for rolling back the infrastructure and restoring the land to its previous state after they go bust and no longer need the data centre?

Sure, put that in the law.

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