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TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts) Fri Jan 9, 2026, 04:29 PM Jan 2026

I Worked At A Google Data Center: What I Saw Will Shock You. - More Perfect Union

Taxpayers in Texas and Virginia are subsidizing data centers by handing out over $1 billion a year to tech companies. More than 30 states subsidize data centers and Big Tech with massive tax breaks. And while CEOs have promised thousands of jobs, they haven't materialized.

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I Worked At A Google Data Center: What I Saw Will Shock You. - More Perfect Union (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2026 OP

Doesn't Texas have one of the worst energy grids in the country? Bev54 Jan 2026 #1

in switserland they use the heat to heat homes + generate power. greener. pansypoo53219 Jan 2026 #2

Bev54

(13,517 posts)

1. Doesn't Texas have one of the worst energy grids in the country?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 06:02 PM

Jan 2026

These centres take a lot of energy and water, which I think the tax payers are going to pay for as well. Double taxes for the pleasure of hosting a billionaires toy.

pansypoo53219

(23,165 posts)

2. in switserland they use the heat to heat homes + generate power. greener.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 07:35 PM

Jan 2026

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