I think it is unconscionable for Gov. Janet Mills to veto the bill requiring a moratorium to halt construction of these new AI data centers.
Why not investigate the consequences because of these centers’ high consumption of electricity and high consumption of local water supplies? Mills doesn’t seem to care what the consequences will be for the community in Jay.
Our state has companies with a lot of expertise in building offshore oil rig platforms. We also have a lot of expertise in offshore floating windmill platforms for generating electricity. Why can’t our expertise in these industries be used for floating data centers, where there is plenty of water for cooling and plenty of wind for electrical generation?
John Lichtman
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