@theageaustralia: In the US there are about 250 data centres operating or under construction in Loudoun County in Virginia - the highest concentration anywhere in the world. Loudoun County alone has more data centres than Australia. That may change if state and federal governments forge ahead with plans to encourage AI development - while imposing rules and standards about where large AI data centres can be located, and the power and water they consume. Whether Loudoun serves as a road map or a cautionary tale depends on who you talk to in the country's 450,000 residents. Read more from North America correspondent Michael Koziol at the link in bio. #datacentre #ai #usa

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