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  • major rebuke to big tech
  • local disquiet over AI boom

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Seattle City Government to Vote on Year-Long Moratorium for New Datacenters

Seattle's city government is set to vote on a year-long moratorium on new datacenters, a move that reflects rising concerns about the energy consumption associated with the AI industry. If approved, the ban would affect proposals from four companies seeking to build datacenters that would significantly increase electricity demand.

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Seattle's city government is set to vote on a year-long moratorium on new datacenters, a move that reflects rising concerns about the energy consumption associated with the AI industry. If approved, the ban would affect proposals from four companies seeking to build datacenters that would significantly increase electricity demand.

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  • ✕ major rebuke to big tech
  • ✕ local disquiet over AI boom

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Seattle, home to Amazon and Microsoft, poised to pass moratorium on new datacenters

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Seattle City Government to Vote on Year-Long Moratorium for New Datacenters