Comment by throwaway27448
6 hours ago
> Mainers hate seeing wind and solar plants- they consider them to be a massive eyesore.
I mean, some do... this implies a terrible politician to not address the material concerns of Mainers though.
6 hours ago
> Mainers hate seeing wind and solar plants- they consider them to be a massive eyesore.
I mean, some do... this implies a terrible politician to not address the material concerns of Mainers though.
Data centers don't really help the material conditions of Mainers though. Here's the net effects of new data centers they'll really see, in material terms:
- A brief boost in construction jobs
- ~0 new jobs in the long term
- Increased electricity prices
- A slight chance of very slightly lower taxes, as data center taxes partially replace taxes on other stuff
It's not like the average Mainer is losing a lot from this decision. There's actually a good chance a data center ban is a net gain for the average Mainer materially, because the change in electricity demand (and thus prices) will outweigh all other effects.