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Seattle moves toward a ban on new datacenters amid AI boom
Seattle is poised to impose a year-long moratorium on new datacenter construction as officials weigh power demand, environmental risks, and costs during the AI buildout.
Key Takeaways
- Seattle committees backed a one-year datacenter moratorium.
- Five proposed facilities could use roughly a third of current daily city electricity demand.
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DT Editorial Team··via theguardian.com