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points by senordevnyc 3 days ago | 0 comments
I don't really understand this perspective. The margins for data centers are such that they could pay massive subsidies to state and local governments and put them in the middle of nowhere with BTM power, and almost all that opposition would evaporate overnight. And you'd still come out way ahead of space-based DCs. They're not doing this yet because they don't have to.
[–] zardo 2 days ago
Maybe they could if they weren't trying to get those governments to compete against each other with tax breaks.
[–] senordevnyc 2 days ago
Agreed, but giving up tax breaks and instead paying extra taxes or whatever to the localities who will accept DCs will still be cheaper than space DCs, at least for awhile.