With US data centers zoned out, builders eye orbit where no one can vote you off the planet
r0ck3t23 · x · 2026-11-06
A pointed take on AI compute siting: as US localities block data centers through zoning, water disputes and ballot measures, builders are looking at orbit — "the one place with no zoning board, no water bill, no ballot measure."
The post echoes recent orbital data center proposals, framing ground-level NIMBY resistance as the driver pushing compute off-planet.
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