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Seattle poised to ban new datacenters, the largest city yet in the US to consider such a moratorium
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2026
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I'm not sure they want to build them in a city. It's cheaper to buy land elsewhere adjacent to cities with the infrastructure to support them and cheaper property. Seattle has on of the most expensive property markets in the US. Eastern Washington is a better bet.
Somehow Canada's telecom sector is trying to put a massive one in downtown Vancouver.