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Big data centers in Florida must pay full power and infrastructure costs under new law (cbs12.com)
submitted 13 hours ago by sanitation@lemmy.radio to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] etherphon@piefed.world 35 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I'm sure DeSantis will find some way to tongue their asses. Might as well keep building those data centers until the state sinks into the ocean I guess.

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 60 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Buried near the bottom:

At the same time, the law lets local governments enter into non-disclosure agreements with companies for up to a year, temporarily limiting public access to details about proposed projects.

Hiding water usage is apparently a standard tactic the proponents of these projects use so they can straight up lie about their drain on the environment. I also didn't see anything in the article about any kind of pollution.

[–] etherphon@piefed.world 19 points 13 hours ago

Yep, I'm in the great lakes region and I am just bracing for the onslaught of propaganda from these fools wanting our water.

[–] y0kai@anarchist.nexus 22 points 13 hours ago

until the state sinks into the ocean I guess

this will greatly reduce cooling costs