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Local resident here: there's a hydroelectric facility that provides a lot of the power for the data centers in The Dalles. More generally, land is more plentifu
by VagueMag 4y ago
Local resident here: there's a hydroelectric facility that provides a lot of the power for the data centers in The Dalles. More generally, land is more plentiful and cheaper there than in Hood River.
- mind-blight 4y agoThe Dalles is also giving Google large property tax breaks to convince them to build there
- lokar 4y agoThere was also a defunct aluminum smelting plant, so lots of unused electrical infrastructure
- fisherjeff 4y agoWildly off-topic but it’s the holidays and there’s a certain sense of community in the air so why not: Howdy neighbor!