Data Examples

"We are aligned with the citizens."
KBTX
College Station residents push back against sale of land for proposed Midtown data center
Residents in College Station packed into a community meeting to raise concerns about a proposed 200-acre data center.
"…as far a City Counsel and Residences he (mayor) says they are on the same page"
"We promise you won't hear us."
this is what it sounds like 24/7
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WEAK NOISE PROTECTIONS - Section 9.3 only requires them to "conduct a sound study" AFTER they start operating. No specific decibel limits. Just a vague promise not to violate city ordinances. Compare this to Niagara Falls' 65 dB requirement or other cities' strict limits.
"It won't cost you more"
CNBC
Texas paid bitcoin miner Riot $31.7 million to shut down during heat wave in August
Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms raked in $31.7 million in energy credits from Texas power grid operator ERCOT in August.
 Bitcoin miners get paid YOUR money to stop using electricity during emergencies. In August 2022, Riot collected $31.7 million from ERCOT - money that ultimately comes from Texas ratepayers through system fees.
Even if this doesn't show up as a direct charge on your bill, you're subsidizing an industry that:
Profits more from NOT operating during crises than from actually mining
Requires expensive grid upgrades that ALL ratepayers help fund
Consumes massive power that could serve 45,000 homes
Gets paid to 'help' solve a problem they helped create
Whether through system administration fees, transmission charges, or infrastructure costs, Texas ratepayers ARE paying for bitcoin mining - just not transparently.
"It's not helping criminals"
Dynamic Securities Analytics, Inc.
Cryptocurrency Miners & Crime: Let Me Count the Ways
Cryptocurrency miners are often viewed as the unexciting plumbing behind crypto, with a safe and simple business of earning new coins from processing transactions.* Let me dispel that myth. Here are 33 , 34, 35 ways crypto miners allegedly have been involved in crime and other questionable activity. Sanction Related Crimes The cryptocurrency miner is […]
"It's a data center, not bitcoin mine so don't worry."
NPR
Why more residents are saying 'No' to AI data centers in their backyard
The world's highest concentration of data centers is in Virginia. Many residents are not happy about that.
"But…We need your help to conserve water"
unless it's for a faceless corporation, then please plunder us?
City of College Station
Video: Jennifer Nations discusses aquifers and protecting our precious water supply
In this episode of “Stuff You Don’t Usually See,” Water Resource Coordinator Jennifer Nations and Marketing Manager Lacey Lively discuss Source Water Protection Week, our aquifer, and how to protect our precious water supply.
City of College Station
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