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Construction jobs, yes. After that, a skeleton crew and a bunch of people in far off places, possibly outside the country.
by e40 3mo ago
Construction jobs, yes. After that, a skeleton crew and a bunch of people in far off places, possibly outside the country.
- esikich 3mo agoSo? Since when is there a floor for the number of jobs a business has to create? Suzies Tanning Salon uses a lot of energy but only employs 3 people.
- hdgvhicv 3mo agoSo maybe 50kW for 10 hours a day? Double it and call it 1Mwh a day. A 1GW DC would have to employ 75,000 people if that’s an acceptable ratio.
- esikich 3mo agoSo what's the ratio for malls? Or strip malls? Or metal refineries? Or auto plants? Or giant office buildings?
- yusefnapora 3mo agoPresumably Suzie also serves the people in her community who want tanned skin but don't like the sun. A data center offers nothing of value to the community it's embedded in - neither jobs nor any useful product or service. All the benefits accrue to the owners, and the very real costs are paid by the people breathing in the fumes from the gas turbines, or paying an extra hundred bucks a month for power. If you don't understand why people don't want them, you're probably trying not to. It's not that hard.
- esikich 3mo agoA data center offers software development/infrastructure where people know it or not. Just because they aren't the first order users doesn't mean it's not beneficial. How is a machine shop beneficial to 65 year old Janet?
- freejazz 3mo ago>So? Since when is there a floor for the number of jobs a business has to create? There doesn't have to be but since when is it not in a municipalities ability to make determinations as to what kinds of business can operate within its jurisdiction?