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This is the data centre capital of the world. They’re starting to regret it
Residents raised noise and property-value concerns as supervisors moved to draft a yearlong pause on new approvals for a county that collects $1.68 billion in annual tax revenue from data centres.
About 70 per cent of the world’s internet traffic flows through this county in Virginia. Whether it is a road map for Australia, or a cautionary tale, depends on who you ask.