NY Times on Central WA & Power/Data Centers

[kmudgn]

This is a share article so you can use the link without a paywall issue (hopefully)

An A.I. Boom Makes Electricians Flock to Central Washington

The rural region is changing fast as electricians from around the country plug the tech industry’s new, giant data centers into its ample power supply.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Eastside]

Very interesting read. Thank you for posting.

 

[SurfnFish]

Not much different than what occurred during the explosion in fracking, when places like Fargo went from Cohen comedy backgrounds to intensely expensive activity hubs.
Project the current/future power needs of AI and Crypto mining, the slow but inevitable growth of E-vehicles, and the likely in shoring of US consumer goods via massive domestic 3D printing facilities, and the long term state and national power grid solutions will have to include nuke.

 

[troutpocket]

Thanks for sharing. It’s been interesting to watch central WA evolve over the last 15 years.