[escapefromboston]

The country is only half occupied . There are plenty of places to put these buildings if no one really wants any of them near them.

[fruser1]

plenty of places

Distance from population is part of the trade off. The further away it is from people connecting to it, the greater the latency.

[Antihero101607]

Do we have any shuttered military bases that may be a viable candidate for a days center?

[ridesthemiles]

A DATA CENTER PROPOSED IN N UTAH ADMITTED IT WOULD HAVE POWER DEMANDS THAT EXCEED THE CURRENT POWER USAGE OF THE ENTIRE STATE OF UTAH. ENTIRE STATE.

BUSINESSES
RANCHES
FARMS
RESIDENTS

ALL ARE SUPPOSED TO FADE AWAY FOR A 40,000 ACRE DATA CENTER THAT WANTS TO HAVE ALL THE POWER????????????????

[NorthMountain]

There are plenty of places to put these buildings

Yes: "brownfield" former industrial sites.