#datacentres — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #datacentres, aggregated by home.social.
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In years to come disused data centres will be looked on like the statues (moai) on Easter Island - forlorn and engimatic
Why are they here?
Why did they build them?
Why pour so many resources into making them? -
In years to come disused data centres will be looked on like the statues (moai) on Easter Island - forlorn and engimatic
Why are they here?
Why did they build them?
Why pour so many resources into making them? -
In years to come disused data centres will be looked on like the statues (moai) on Easter Island - forlorn and engimatic
Why are they here?
Why did they build them?
Why pour so many resources into making them? -
Libraries are the only data centers I want.
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Libraries are the only data centers I want.
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Libraries are the only data centers I want.
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OpEd - #DieselFuel Being Removed From Market
by raymichael
Thursday, October 1, 2026"There is another aspect about the impact of #datacenters which isn’t being discussed much. We have heard about the electric and water issues. Now it has come to my attention that data centers require a huge amount of #diesel to be stored on site for their backup diesel generators. There are over 1400 data center sites being built or planned.
"The backup generators are needed in case of an electric interruption from the grid. Just one facility #QTS in #Utah is going to store 2.6 million gallons of diesel in onsite tanks. Another site in #Delaware is going to take 2.5 million gallons. This is a larger site and smaller sites will take less diesel. However with over 1400 sites the storage of diesel could very well reach over 1 billion gallons of diesel. That is a lot of diesel that is taken from the supply chain.
"So what are the implications for the diesel supply. As supply shrinks will the price go up? Will there be shortages? And what happens in #hurricane areas where the grid goes down for quite some time. Some of these facilities will consume over 800,000 gallons of diesel a day. At that rate does that area even have that much extra diesel on hand to resupply. Who gets priority? #Citizens and trucking companies? Or data centers?
"This just adds another element to the data center discussion. Politicians who dont want the data centers favor a more balanced supply of diesel. Politicians who want #datacenters want diesel fuel removed from the market supply. If campaigns in areas where diesel is a concern highlite this point it could alter the campaign narrative around data centers and diesel."
Source:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/10/1/800106214/community/diesel-fuel-being-rem/ -
OpEd - #DieselFuel Being Removed From Market
by raymichael
Thursday, October 1, 2026"There is another aspect about the impact of #datacenters which isn’t being discussed much. We have heard about the electric and water issues. Now it has come to my attention that data centers require a huge amount of #diesel to be stored on site for their backup diesel generators. There are over 1400 data center sites being built or planned.
"The backup generators are needed in case of an electric interruption from the grid. Just one facility #QTS in #Utah is going to store 2.6 million gallons of diesel in onsite tanks. Another site in #Delaware is going to take 2.5 million gallons. This is a larger site and smaller sites will take less diesel. However with over 1400 sites the storage of diesel could very well reach over 1 billion gallons of diesel. That is a lot of diesel that is taken from the supply chain.
"So what are the implications for the diesel supply. As supply shrinks will the price go up? Will there be shortages? And what happens in #hurricane areas where the grid goes down for quite some time. Some of these facilities will consume over 800,000 gallons of diesel a day. At that rate does that area even have that much extra diesel on hand to resupply. Who gets priority? #Citizens and trucking companies? Or data centers?
"This just adds another element to the data center discussion. Politicians who dont want the data centers favor a more balanced supply of diesel. Politicians who want #datacenters want diesel fuel removed from the market supply. If campaigns in areas where diesel is a concern highlite this point it could alter the campaign narrative around data centers and diesel."
Source:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/10/1/800106214/community/diesel-fuel-being-rem/ -
OpEd - #DieselFuel Being Removed From Market
by raymichael
Thursday, October 1, 2026"There is another aspect about the impact of #datacenters which isn’t being discussed much. We have heard about the electric and water issues. Now it has come to my attention that data centers require a huge amount of #diesel to be stored on site for their backup diesel generators. There are over 1400 data center sites being built or planned.
"The backup generators are needed in case of an electric interruption from the grid. Just one facility #QTS in #Utah is going to store 2.6 million gallons of diesel in onsite tanks. Another site in #Delaware is going to take 2.5 million gallons. This is a larger site and smaller sites will take less diesel. However with over 1400 sites the storage of diesel could very well reach over 1 billion gallons of diesel. That is a lot of diesel that is taken from the supply chain.
"So what are the implications for the diesel supply. As supply shrinks will the price go up? Will there be shortages? And what happens in #hurricane areas where the grid goes down for quite some time. Some of these facilities will consume over 800,000 gallons of diesel a day. At that rate does that area even have that much extra diesel on hand to resupply. Who gets priority? #Citizens and trucking companies? Or data centers?
"This just adds another element to the data center discussion. Politicians who dont want the data centers favor a more balanced supply of diesel. Politicians who want #datacenters want diesel fuel removed from the market supply. If campaigns in areas where diesel is a concern highlite this point it could alter the campaign narrative around data centers and diesel."
Source:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/10/1/800106214/community/diesel-fuel-being-rem/ -
Even small #Maine towns are weighing #DataCenterBans
by Daniel O'Connor August 17, 2026
"Several small towns across Maine are weighing temporary bans on #DataCenter development as a nationwide backlash against #ArtificialIntelligence and #BigTech continues to grow.
"Larger communities like #BangorME quickly passed moratoriums this spring. Fears of data centers are reaching many smaller towns, with several towns in #OxfordCounty that were unlikely to ever see such projects weighing pauses on hypothetical ones.
"After Gov. #JanetMills vetoed what would have been a first-in-the-nation temporary statewide ban, municipalities are taking steps to regulate development of the centers, which have been springing up nationally and have drawn criticism for their power and water use.
"The Democratic governor’s controversial veto, which came just before she ended a U.S. Senate primary, was largely to protect a #JayME project. But the idea fell through weeks later, with some boosters of the project blaming political resistance. #RuralMaine is now leading that.
"#Datacenters are large warehouses that hold computers necessary for #AI and other software to function. There are relatively few in Maine, and those proposed here so far have been small. But massive data centers in other parts of the country have drawn significant ire for their high water and power usage, which can strain local grids."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/77nyE#MainePol #USPol #DatacenterBans #Datacentres #AIDatacenters #WaterConsumption #WaterIsLife #NoisePollution #LandIsLife #EnergyWaste #EnergyConsumption #BigTech #BigData
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Even small #Maine towns are weighing #DataCenterBans
by Daniel O'Connor August 17, 2026
"Several small towns across Maine are weighing temporary bans on #DataCenter development as a nationwide backlash against #ArtificialIntelligence and #BigTech continues to grow.
"Larger communities like #BangorME quickly passed moratoriums this spring. Fears of data centers are reaching many smaller towns, with several towns in #OxfordCounty that were unlikely to ever see such projects weighing pauses on hypothetical ones.
"After Gov. #JanetMills vetoed what would have been a first-in-the-nation temporary statewide ban, municipalities are taking steps to regulate development of the centers, which have been springing up nationally and have drawn criticism for their power and water use.
"The Democratic governor’s controversial veto, which came just before she ended a U.S. Senate primary, was largely to protect a #JayME project. But the idea fell through weeks later, with some boosters of the project blaming political resistance. #RuralMaine is now leading that.
"#Datacenters are large warehouses that hold computers necessary for #AI and other software to function. There are relatively few in Maine, and those proposed here so far have been small. But massive data centers in other parts of the country have drawn significant ire for their high water and power usage, which can strain local grids."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/77nyE#MainePol #USPol #DatacenterBans #Datacentres #AIDatacenters #WaterConsumption #WaterIsLife #NoisePollution #LandIsLife #EnergyWaste #EnergyConsumption #BigTech #BigData
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Even small #Maine towns are weighing #DataCenterBans
by Daniel O'Connor August 17, 2026
"Several small towns across Maine are weighing temporary bans on #DataCenter development as a nationwide backlash against #ArtificialIntelligence and #BigTech continues to grow.
"Larger communities like #BangorME quickly passed moratoriums this spring. Fears of data centers are reaching many smaller towns, with several towns in #OxfordCounty that were unlikely to ever see such projects weighing pauses on hypothetical ones.
"After Gov. #JanetMills vetoed what would have been a first-in-the-nation temporary statewide ban, municipalities are taking steps to regulate development of the centers, which have been springing up nationally and have drawn criticism for their power and water use.
"The Democratic governor’s controversial veto, which came just before she ended a U.S. Senate primary, was largely to protect a #JayME project. But the idea fell through weeks later, with some boosters of the project blaming political resistance. #RuralMaine is now leading that.
"#Datacenters are large warehouses that hold computers necessary for #AI and other software to function. There are relatively few in Maine, and those proposed here so far have been small. But massive data centers in other parts of the country have drawn significant ire for their high water and power usage, which can strain local grids."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/77nyE#MainePol #USPol #DatacenterBans #Datacentres #AIDatacenters #WaterConsumption #WaterIsLife #NoisePollution #LandIsLife #EnergyWaste #EnergyConsumption #BigTech #BigData
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#OldTownME council presses ahead with ban on #datacenters
by Kasey Turman, September 8, 2026
"The Old Town City Council approved the first step toward a temporary ban on data centers in the city.
"Councilors discussed the draft of the short-term ban, or moratorium, on data centers in Old Town’s industrial zones during their meeting Tuesday, and voted unanimously to continue the process at a special council meeting on Sept. 21.
"Maine communities have brought forward bans on data centers throughout the year to slow down possible projects and allow time to learn about the economic and environmental effects they can have on a community before enacting policies or long-term bans. Old Town’s ban was brought forward as a 'proactive opportunity' to learn and create policy before a center is proposed to be built in the city, Councilor Zachary Wyles said.
"The proposed ban would last 180 days and be retroactive to Tuesday’s meeting.
Old Town could be a desirable city for a data center because of its industrial zones and history of having businesses like Nine Dragons Paper and Old Town Canoe, Council President Christian Pushor said. With centers being proposed in other areas of the state, it makes sense for the council to temporarily ban the developments while studying the economic and #environmental effects they could have, Pushor said."Read more:
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/09/08/bangor/bangor-government/old-town-data-center-ban/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/LAAwj#MainePol #Datacenters #DataCenterMoratorium #NoDatacenters
#BigData #NoisePollution #Datacentres #WaterIsLife -
#OldTownME council presses ahead with ban on #datacenters
by Kasey Turman, September 8, 2026
"The Old Town City Council approved the first step toward a temporary ban on data centers in the city.
"Councilors discussed the draft of the short-term ban, or moratorium, on data centers in Old Town’s industrial zones during their meeting Tuesday, and voted unanimously to continue the process at a special council meeting on Sept. 21.
"Maine communities have brought forward bans on data centers throughout the year to slow down possible projects and allow time to learn about the economic and environmental effects they can have on a community before enacting policies or long-term bans. Old Town’s ban was brought forward as a 'proactive opportunity' to learn and create policy before a center is proposed to be built in the city, Councilor Zachary Wyles said.
"The proposed ban would last 180 days and be retroactive to Tuesday’s meeting.
Old Town could be a desirable city for a data center because of its industrial zones and history of having businesses like Nine Dragons Paper and Old Town Canoe, Council President Christian Pushor said. With centers being proposed in other areas of the state, it makes sense for the council to temporarily ban the developments while studying the economic and #environmental effects they could have, Pushor said."Read more:
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/09/08/bangor/bangor-government/old-town-data-center-ban/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/LAAwj#MainePol #Datacenters #DataCenterMoratorium #NoDatacenters
#BigData #NoisePollution #Datacentres #WaterIsLife -
#OldTownME council presses ahead with ban on #datacenters
by Kasey Turman, September 8, 2026
"The Old Town City Council approved the first step toward a temporary ban on data centers in the city.
"Councilors discussed the draft of the short-term ban, or moratorium, on data centers in Old Town’s industrial zones during their meeting Tuesday, and voted unanimously to continue the process at a special council meeting on Sept. 21.
"Maine communities have brought forward bans on data centers throughout the year to slow down possible projects and allow time to learn about the economic and environmental effects they can have on a community before enacting policies or long-term bans. Old Town’s ban was brought forward as a 'proactive opportunity' to learn and create policy before a center is proposed to be built in the city, Councilor Zachary Wyles said.
"The proposed ban would last 180 days and be retroactive to Tuesday’s meeting.
Old Town could be a desirable city for a data center because of its industrial zones and history of having businesses like Nine Dragons Paper and Old Town Canoe, Council President Christian Pushor said. With centers being proposed in other areas of the state, it makes sense for the council to temporarily ban the developments while studying the economic and #environmental effects they could have, Pushor said."Read more:
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/09/08/bangor/bangor-government/old-town-data-center-ban/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/LAAwj#MainePol #Datacenters #DataCenterMoratorium #NoDatacenters
#BigData #NoisePollution #Datacentres #WaterIsLife -
#Missouri - After Johnson County #datacenter lawsuit, petitioners say town ‘retaliated’
By Eleanor Nash August 18, 2026
"Two Johnson County residents involved in an anti-data center petition in #Edgerton say a lawsuit filed by the city is retaliation and infringes on their #FirstAmendment rights.
"Carrie Schmidt and Kimberly Twente were named as defendants in a civil lawsuit filed by the City of Edgerton on Aug. 4. The suit aims to block a possible municipal vote on a data center ban in the Johnson County town, through a temporary restraining order and injunction.
"Schmidt and Twente were involved in the citizen-led petition to allow Edgerton residents to vote on a ballot initiative classifying data centers as industrial nuisances. With 208 signatures, the petition received enough support to appear on the ballot in the town of 1,924 people, the Johnson County Election Office confirmed."
Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/johnson-county/article316909468.html
#NoDatacenters #BigData #NoisePollution #Datacentres #CitizenInitiatives
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#Missouri - After Johnson County #datacenter lawsuit, petitioners say town ‘retaliated’
By Eleanor Nash August 18, 2026
"Two Johnson County residents involved in an anti-data center petition in #Edgerton say a lawsuit filed by the city is retaliation and infringes on their #FirstAmendment rights.
"Carrie Schmidt and Kimberly Twente were named as defendants in a civil lawsuit filed by the City of Edgerton on Aug. 4. The suit aims to block a possible municipal vote on a data center ban in the Johnson County town, through a temporary restraining order and injunction.
"Schmidt and Twente were involved in the citizen-led petition to allow Edgerton residents to vote on a ballot initiative classifying data centers as industrial nuisances. With 208 signatures, the petition received enough support to appear on the ballot in the town of 1,924 people, the Johnson County Election Office confirmed."
Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/johnson-county/article316909468.html
#NoDatacenters #BigData #NoisePollution #Datacentres #CitizenInitiatives
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#Missouri - After Johnson County #datacenter lawsuit, petitioners say town ‘retaliated’
By Eleanor Nash August 18, 2026
"Two Johnson County residents involved in an anti-data center petition in #Edgerton say a lawsuit filed by the city is retaliation and infringes on their #FirstAmendment rights.
"Carrie Schmidt and Kimberly Twente were named as defendants in a civil lawsuit filed by the City of Edgerton on Aug. 4. The suit aims to block a possible municipal vote on a data center ban in the Johnson County town, through a temporary restraining order and injunction.
"Schmidt and Twente were involved in the citizen-led petition to allow Edgerton residents to vote on a ballot initiative classifying data centers as industrial nuisances. With 208 signatures, the petition received enough support to appear on the ballot in the town of 1,924 people, the Johnson County Election Office confirmed."
Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/johnson-county/article316909468.html
#NoDatacenters #BigData #NoisePollution #Datacentres #CitizenInitiatives
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bne IntelliNews – Poland and the Baltics court Europe’s data centre overflow
Europe’s data centre boom is spilling out of its traditional hubs, and Poland and the Baltic states are…
#Poland #Polska #PL #Europe #Europa #EU #AIgigafactory #BalticStates #CBRE #CzechRepublic #datacentres #Data4 #Estonia #FLAP-D #Greenergy #gridcapacity #Hungary #JLL #Latvia #LighthouseReports #Lithuania #Sunly #Warsaw #WBSPower
https://www.europesays.com/poland/28521/ -
bne IntelliNews – Poland and the Baltics court Europe’s data centre overflow
Europe’s data centre boom is spilling out of its traditional hubs, and Poland and the Baltic states are…
#Poland #Polska #PL #Europe #Europa #EU #AIgigafactory #BalticStates #CBRE #CzechRepublic #datacentres #Data4 #Estonia #FLAP-D #Greenergy #gridcapacity #Hungary #JLL #Latvia #LighthouseReports #Lithuania #Sunly #Warsaw #WBSPower
https://www.europesays.com/poland/28517/ -
'Another Infrastructure (AI)' (2025-27) is an #art project led by the group Drop Table. It is based in South Dublin, an area with the largest concentration of data centres in Ireland.
Two of the artists, Heather Griffin and Patrick Mulvihill, have been working with the Women's Collective. Their members tackle deep issues on gender and politics, and wanted to work on a project about misinformation. This led to a library of zines being made at North Clondalkin Library.
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'Another Infrastructure (AI)' (2025-27) is an #art project led by the group Drop Table. It is based in South Dublin, an area with the largest concentration of data centres in Ireland.
Two of the artists, Heather Griffin and Patrick Mulvihill, have been working with the Women's Collective. Their members tackle deep issues on gender and politics, and wanted to work on a project about misinformation. This led to a library of zines being made at North Clondalkin Library.
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'Another Infrastructure (AI)' (2025-27) is an #art project led by the group Drop Table. It is based in South Dublin, an area with the largest concentration of data centres in Ireland.
Two of the artists, Heather Griffin and Patrick Mulvihill, have been working with the Women's Collective. Their members tackle deep issues on gender and politics, and wanted to work on a project about misinformation. This led to a library of zines being made at North Clondalkin Library.
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'Another Infrastructure (AI)' (2025-27) is an #art project led by the group Drop Table. It is based in South Dublin, an area with the largest concentration of data centres in Ireland.
Two of the artists, Heather Griffin and Patrick Mulvihill, have been working with the Women's Collective. Their members tackle deep issues on gender and politics, and wanted to work on a project about misinformation. This led to a library of zines being made at North Clondalkin Library.
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RBA relaxed about housing downturn but deeply worried by AI and bonds
Despite Australia’s rapid housing downturn, which threatens to be the worst in decades, the Reserve Bank believes the…
#NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #arrears #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #Australia #Bonds #Borrower #datacentres #Debt #FinancialStabilityReview #FSR #homeloan #interestrates #mortgage #privatecredit #RBA #ReserveBankofAustralia #Technology
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More than 1,000 large companies paid no tax in Australia, ATO reveals
By Nassim KhademAlmost 30 per cent of large companies paid no tax in 2024-25, an Australian Taxation Office report reveals, resulting in the corporate tax amount payable dropping by $8.2 billion from the previous year.
#TaxEvasion #Tax #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #FinancialServices #DataCentres #OilandGas #MiningandMetalsIndustry #NassimKhadem
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More than 1,000 large companies paid no tax in Australia, ATO reveals
By Nassim KhademAlmost 30 per cent of large companies paid no tax in 2024-25, an Australian Taxation Office report reveals, resulting in the corporate tax amount payable dropping by $8.2 billion from the previous year.
#TaxEvasion #Tax #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #FinancialServices #DataCentres #OilandGas #MiningandMetalsIndustry #NassimKhadem
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More than 1,000 large companies paid no tax in Australia, ATO reveals
By Nassim KhademAlmost 30 per cent of large companies paid no tax in 2024-25, an Australian Taxation Office report reveals, resulting in the corporate tax amount payable dropping by $8.2 billion from the previous year.
#TaxEvasion #Tax #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #FinancialServices #DataCentres #OilandGas #MiningandMetalsIndustry #NassimKhadem
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More than 1,000 large companies paid no tax in Australia, ATO reveals
By Nassim KhademAlmost 30 per cent of large companies paid no tax in 2024-25, an Australian Taxation Office report reveals, resulting in the corporate tax amount payable dropping by $8.2 billion from the previous year.
#TaxEvasion #Tax #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #FinancialServices #DataCentres #OilandGas #MiningandMetalsIndustry #NassimKhadem
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More than 1,000 large companies paid no tax in Australia, ATO reveals
By Nassim KhademAlmost 30 per cent of large companies paid no tax in 2024-25, an Australian Taxation Office report reveals, resulting in the corporate tax amount payable dropping by $8.2 billion from the previous year.
#TaxEvasion #Tax #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #FinancialServices #DataCentres #OilandGas #MiningandMetalsIndustry #NassimKhadem
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#Trump thinks ‘rebranding’ #AI as ‘SI’ for #SuperIntelligence will eliminate resistance to #ArtificialIntelligence and #DataCenters. #DataCentres
So folks in the #resistance have their #ElbowsUp 💪 and have rebranded #DonaldTheDeplorable as #SuperIdiot. Or #SI. Perfect!
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#Trump thinks ‘rebranding’ #AI as ‘SI’ for #SuperIntelligence will eliminate resistance to #ArtificialIntelligence and #DataCenters. #DataCentres
So folks in the #resistance have their #ElbowsUp 💪 and have rebranded #DonaldTheDeplorable as #SuperIdiot. Or #SI. Perfect!
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#Trump thinks ‘rebranding’ #AI as ‘SI’ for #SuperIntelligence will eliminate resistance to #ArtificialIntelligence and #DataCenters. #DataCentres
So folks in the #resistance have their #ElbowsUp 💪 and have rebranded #DonaldTheDeplorable as #SuperIdiot. Or #SI. Perfect!
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#Trump thinks ‘rebranding’ #AI as ‘SI’ for #SuperIntelligence will eliminate resistance to #ArtificialIntelligence and #DataCenters. #DataCentres
So folks in the #resistance have their #ElbowsUp 💪 and have rebranded #DonaldTheDeplorable as #SuperIdiot. Or #SI. Perfect!
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Riverina could soon be home to one of Australia's biggest data centres
By Melinda HayterA proposal by CDC Data Centres would see one of the largest data centres in Australia developed on the outskirts of Wagga Wagga.
#DataCentres #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalCommunities #MelindaHayter
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Riverina could soon be home to one of Australia's biggest data centres
By Melinda HayterA proposal by CDC Data Centres would see one of the largest data centres in Australia developed on the outskirts of Wagga Wagga.
#DataCentres #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalCommunities #MelindaHayter
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Riverina could soon be home to one of Australia's biggest data centres
By Melinda HayterA proposal by CDC Data Centres would see one of the largest data centres in Australia developed on the outskirts of Wagga Wagga.
#DataCentres #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalCommunities #MelindaHayter
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Riverina could soon be home to one of Australia's biggest data centres
By Melinda HayterA proposal by CDC Data Centres would see one of the largest data centres in Australia developed on the outskirts of Wagga Wagga.
#DataCentres #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalCommunities #MelindaHayter
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Riverina could soon be home to one of Australia's biggest data centres
By Melinda HayterA proposal by CDC Data Centres would see one of the largest data centres in Australia developed on the outskirts of Wagga Wagga.
#DataCentres #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalCommunities #MelindaHayter
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/712327/ Naas residents plan to fight data centre plan at ‘every step’ after council defeat #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #DataCentres #Éire #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Headlines #IE #Ireland #Kildare #KildareCountyCouncil #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #Microsoft #Naas #News #PlanningPermission #PowerStruggle #TopStories #TopStories
