In Utah on Wednesday, State Senate President J. Stuart Adams—one of the most powerful Republicans in the state—lost his primary election after supporting a major data center development near the Great Salt Lake, in one of the clearest signs yet of the growing political risks tied to the industry.

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[–] 15 points 4 months ago

This is foreshadowing that hubris ignores. A wildfire will take out the huge data center and it will have used up all the water to cool itself instead of quench the fire.

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