Billionaires target a broke West Virginia county with power hungry data hubs that could drain its water and overrun its grid

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Wow, look what is replacing the once booming timber & oil mining county. Data centers that will stress the power grid and divert the water resources.

“Mingo County, West Virginia, was once thriving, but the coal industry’s decline left it one of the poorest counties in the US. Now, multiple data centers could be built in the region.Are data centers a new extractive industry, or will they provide a much-needed economic lifeline?

This story was produced by More Perfect Union in partnership with 100 Days in Appalachia, an independent, non-profit digital news publication.”

h/t Radioactive Glow

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