20 miles northwest of our nation's capital
DATACENTER ALLEY — Greg Pirio, a Sterling, Virginia resident warns about seriously degraded quality of life in the neighborhood. Living just 150 yards from the Vantage 2 datacenter, residents report intolerable noise pollution caused by the facility’s onsite jet turbine power plants. DATACENTER ALLEY — Greg Pirio, a Sterling, Virginia resident warns about seriously degraded … Read more
PEPCO Maryland Shocking 10x electricity cost since 2010 – How to escape – How to reduce Electrical Deregulation done ~Y2K — For Datacenters Directly Related
Well, now we know the “why” — it was to enable power companies to sell to highest bidder without regard for local or regional ‘public interest’ or duty — the sell-out was a necessary first-step in allowing Datacenters to loom large and command power and water in areas previously controlled solely by residential interests. Was … Read more
PEPCO power blips/flashes becoming more common in Darnestown is consistent with a grid under increasing instability and stress. PEPCO power in Darnestown has entered a new and troubling phase. Over the past several months, around 2026, brief power blips, flickers, and flashes have become increasingly common. That is notable because, for roughly the previous five … Read more
Basalt powder remineralizes soil. Callahan added that basalt’s paramagnetic quality may help soil act less like inert dirt and more like a living energy/mineral system. Whether or not one accepts the full energetic theory, basalt dust is a credible slow-release mineral amendment when paired with living organic soil. Powdered basalt = finely ground volcanic rock … Read more
“Public utilities” were privatized under the familiar promise that “competitive market forces” would serve greater public good. That trick was accomplished by the last wave of slimy politicians around Y2K. Now the outcome is plain: highest-bidder, bulk-purchasing Datacenters will come first for energy availability and consumption, service and focus, ahead of ordinary public need. It … Read more
Land, soil, runoff, stormwater, erosion Toxins, PFAS, metals, leaching, waste, decommissioning Biodiversity, habitat, wildlife, land conversion Heat island, microclimate, soil moisture, evaporation/radiation Cost, ROI, efficiency, curtailment, transmission Inverter noise, harmonics, EMI, power quality
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From Senator Chris Murphy. However egregious you thought this might be, it is worse. “They” say that the poison is coming from within, both “parties” / sides. I have found more useful deep background information here than anywhere I’ve yet looked: http://darknessisfalling.com Unprecedented back-door path of foreign capital via Trump-owned crypto-currency. Person / Entity Relation … Read more
“All these [expensive] datacenters and all the money being funneled into it; what’s the ‘end game’ here?” — Answering the question NO ONE has been able to answer: What is AI for? The current explanation sounds great and looks good on paper, but when you look at the data it simply doesn’t add up, and … Read more