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1. 2000 acres is over 3 square miles!

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 12:11 PM

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That's about 1.5 times the size of the village of Chester, NY., which has a population of about 4,000 people.
These data centers are insanely large, and consume a huge amount of resources.

https://solartechonline.com/blog/how-much-electricity-data-center-use-guide/

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2000 acres is over 3 square miles! patphil Friday #1