Texas Governor Seeks New Limits on Data Centers
Gov. Greg Abbott is urging tighter controls and a repeal of financial incentives for data centers, which have drawn complaints in rural Republican areas of Texas.
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House Bill 646 would cut a controversial sales tax break in half for future data centers, set new water-use standards, and require the energy-hungry facilities to pay their connection costs.
Read full articleGov. Greg Abbott is urging tighter controls and a repeal of financial incentives for data centers, which have drawn complaints in rural Republican areas of Texas.
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On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council will vote on whether to enact a one-year moratorium on new data centers - just two months after several companies proposed building five large-scale centers in the city. Among the moratorium's fiercest supporters are current employees from the city's biggest tech giant, Amazon, who joined others to testify in support of the policy last week. Data centers have sparked protests across the country over concerns about water consumption, local electricity prices, and noise. In Seattle and the surrounding King County, the issue is coming to a head. If the city council votes in favor of a moratorium on June 9th … Read the full story at The Verge.
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