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Hate to sound all California, but some restrictions on datacenters and similar power/water users seem reasonable. Datacenters in particular vs. factories because of the nature of datacenter inputs and outputs.

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Will the DC cover the costs of its own expanded power generation needs? Are residential and small business users protected?

Can the water system handle the increased usage in a given area?

What physical discharges are created? Waste heat air, waste heat water, etc?

What kind of noise will be generated? Are there limits on use of onsite fossil fuel power generation?



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