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Hundreds march in Caernarfon, warning of the environmental harm of a proposed data centre and questioning whether promised jobs will benefit local people | Gareth Wyn Roberts

bylines.cymruThe battle over the Menai Strait data centreHundreds march in Caernarfon, warning of the environmental harm of a proposed data centre and questioning whether promised jobs will benefit local people

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Unfortunately, the forces of evil will win.

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret)@portlandken.bsky.social

The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.

opb.orgOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new reportA first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities.