Want to know why
they rezoned farnland instead of building in an industrial zone? They probably paid 3000 an acre for the place. In an industrial zone, land would go for 100,000 to 1MM an acre, and that's if that much land was available. Running a data center's worth of power into an existing industrial area, when it's already full of huge power users, is likely also a "add a few more zeroes to the end" event. Probably costs a lot less to run new wire in, forcing the other property owners to give a right-of-way via legal threats if they don't sign. A good, well paid lawyer with a moneybags client can quickly entangle someone into an expensive mess they can't afford to defend against even if they have no basis for it.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
