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> "Can't they find brownfield sites instead of fields" You mean precisely like xAI did in Memphis? Build on the site of an abandoned factory—a historically dis
by perihelions 1y ago
> "Can't they find brownfield sites instead of fields"
You mean precisely like xAI did in Memphis? Build on the site of an abandoned factory—a historically disadvantaged, low-income industrial zone?
I couldn't imagine anyone having anything negative to say about that.
- wpm 1y agoAs far as "industrial" neighbors go, a datacenter is a pretty good one to have vs an abandoned husk vs an active polluter/nuisance, at least if that datacenter isn't run by a selfish psychopath that tacked on a bunch of gas burning generators to power the thing.
- lesuorac 1y agoThis seems pretty bad faith. The problem with what xAI is doing in Memphis is they were originally running "temporary" generators for over a year (effectively permanently ...) without meeting emission requirements a permanent generator would need to. Sure, it's not xAI's fault the local power grid isn't suitable for their datacenter but the problem here is that xAI is effectively not following the law.