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For data centers, let's use prime retail real estate at a freeway exit: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Loudoun+County,+VA/@38.9991678,-77.4776027,1652m/data=
by downvotetruth 2y ago
For data centers, let's use prime retail real estate at a freeway exit: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Loudoun+County,+VA/@38.9991678,-77.4776027,1652m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x89b6167499127435:0x1523a3579284188c!8m2!3d39.076767!4d-77.6536125!16zL20vMG1ubHE https://www.google.com/maps/place/Loudoun+County,+VA/@38.999... no where near where others might have a better understanding to put industrial property like the power company: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Loudoun+County,+VA/@39.2086898,-77.4660584,1647m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x89b6167499127435:0x1523a3579284188c!8m2!3d39.076767!4d-77.6536125!16zL20vMG1ubHE https://www.google.com/maps/place/Loudoun+County,+VA/@39.208... wonder what consultant won that job.
- greenavocado 2y agoIt makes more sense if you need to defend the location in wartime. It also might not be just a datacenter even if there is one above ground. Many innocent looking features have strategic military value. Another easy one is the random long straight sections of US Interstates or Mt Weather Emergency Operations Center.
- ipython 2y agoScroll to the northwest a bit and you can see that you can ride Metro straight to the data center! How convenient!
- downvotetruth 2y agoRemember to bring lipstick as the trashed empty lots nearby serve as a great wild boar attraction to kiss and ride.