• Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    It’s pretty easy to regulate this:

    • Closed loop cooling
    • grid upgrade built into design plans, paid for by the datacenter.
    • cleaner power generation
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      5 days ago

      I’d say your list is a bit too short. Some more considerations (not comprehensive):

      • Construction noise and seismic limits (nearby neighborhoods have been disturbed and experienced damage from blasting operations)
      • Operating noise limits (ban on-site gas turbine generation, limit noise levels from cooling towers)
      • Limit light pollution

      Edit:

      • Job protections and guarantees for workers displaced by automation
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        5 days ago

        Datacenters aren’t responsible for workers displaced by automation.

        Construction and noise aren’t special to datacenters and don’t need special regulation.

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          5 days ago

          On this particular topic, the more red tape the better. These companies are shady and will find any loophole available to circumvent any protection the current laws are meant to provide.

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            5 days ago

            That’s how you end up getting republicans elected into local office: by putting up unnecessary or complicated barriers.

            Additionally, I believe we’ll be in a really bad situation in the next 10-25 years in regards to access to advanced CPUs. The more we onboard now the more we’ll have later.

            It’s also a concern of national security if we put up enough barriers that people and companies put their resources in datacenters in other countries that can’t defend them against attack.

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                5 days ago

                I try to be realistic. I dream of having every thing perfect to my liking but then I look at my neighbors and understand that we have to live together somehow.