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The Data Center Boom Has Significantly Reduced the Poverty Rate in a Town of 8,500 People, Although the Increased Electricity Demand Is Being Borne by the Data Centers.

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In recent years, the construction of data centers has increased due to the AI boom, but concerns have been raised by nearby residents because data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity and water. In this context, attention is being drawn to the benefits that Quincy, Washington, USA, which had numerous data centers built by Microsoft and Yahoo before the AI boom, has received from data center construction. Read more...
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In recent years, the construction of data centers has increased due to the AI boom, but concerns have been raised by nearby residents because data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity and water. In this context, attention is being drawn to the benefits that Quincy, Washington, USA, which had numerous data centers built by Microsoft and Yahoo before the AI boom, has received from data center construction. Read more...

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GIGAZINE broke the news on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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