Google Trades Wyoming's Water for Another Massive Data Center

The claim: Google is building its first data center in Wyoming, representing a seventeen billion dollar infrastructure investment in the Cowboy State to boost cloud capabilities.

The reality: This massive capital outlay secures cheap land and cooling for corporate workloads, leaving local utility ratepayers to absorb the hidden grid upgrades required to run thousands of server racks.

Why should I care? Could be big
Another massive infrastructure footprint lands in a rural state, leaving locals to manage the grid strain.

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