(FF 19:00)
As you will see from the video, data centers drive up all consumers prices because the electrical provider has to build the infrastructure to handle the load. With a lot of demand it will ultimately drive costs up for all consumers in the region. I am opposed to the DATA center planned in SF joint jurisdiction area because it takes land away for housing AND provides few jobs after it is built. But the effect on the rest of us is not good either.
Which electric company would service the Data center? Sioux Valley Electric or Xcel Energy?
If it’s not Xcel Energy, how would it affect most people in Sioux Falls?
They use us for interest rates. They use us for trust funds. They use us for wind, and now this.
We may be one of the fifty states, but why does it feel more like colonization than statehood?
( and Woodstock adds: “Say, while we are at it, don’t forget what Deadwood and Dallas have been used for, too” …. 🙁 )
The Chamber Cheerleader (and the former Governor’s son-in-law) indicates that power will be provided by Xcel.
https://siouxfalls.business/hyperscale-data-center-seeking-city-approvals-to-build-northeast-of-sioux-falls/
“The site is about 1 mile south of the Veterans Parkway exit for Interstate 90, near the intersection with Rice Street. It’s just south of Xcel’s Split Rock substation and Angus Anson power station, allowing it to support a 500 megawatt power load.” and
“‘They’re committed and see the value,’ said Kyle Peters, a partner with A1 Development Solutions, which is working with Gemini as it develops the site.”
“‘If there’s this much power available from Xcel … it’s not a matter of if but when it’s going to be a data center because of the boom that’s happening. You don’t just find attainable power like this. It’s one of the largest data center projects being talked about in South Dakota right now.'”
“Say, is that one of those damn e-bikes?” 🙁