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AI data center plans in Puerto Rico draw concerns over power, water

Proposals to build generative AI data centers have raised worries over electricity prices, water scarcity and land use.

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Proposals to build generative AI data centers in Puerto Rico have drawn concerns over electricity price increases, water scarcity and improper land use. [1] The worries tie three pressures together: what the facilities would cost ratepayers, how much water they would draw, and where they would sit on the island's land. The record here stops at the concerns raised. It does not carry a project location, a developer, a megawatt load or a water figure. Those are the numbers that would show whether the fears hold.
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  1. Proposals to construct generative AI data centers in Puerto Rico have raised concerns over electricity price increases, water scarcity and improper land use. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
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