Nova Scotia weighs $10B data centre as critic's 'never built in rich areas' claim faces pushback
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-10-24
Nova Scotia is weighing a $10B data centre's promised economic benefits, with a quoted critic claiming data centres are only sited in 'economically desperate areas.' Reposter ExnerPirot pushes back, noting the densest US data centre cluster — Data Centre Alley in Loudoun County, Virginia — sits in one of the state's richest counties, arguing data centres deliver clear economic benefits.
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