Power companies are using eminent domain to seize land for data centers
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July 20, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
Eufrat
Are these AI-driven data centers actually getting built? I was reading about Kevin O’Leary’s initial proposal for his Utah data center and it’s just preposterous, it’s inconceivable anyone needs that much compute at any realistic demand level. The ask is so massively large that even the scaled down version is just absurd. We also have the Stargate UK data center that the Starmer government trumpeted before it was exposed as a glorified PR stunt without any substance. [1] [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/04/openai-ap...
usrusr
Misleading title: they are using eminent domain to seize land for power lines to data centers. (emphasis mine) This is still quite debatable, but so much less so than the implied accusation that they would somehow sell out their privileges as subcontractors for the data centers themselves.
ChrisArchitect
https://archive.ph/dUoBM