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“We cannot, in the light of these numbers, block the development of companies and employment, the race for artificial intelligence is already a fact,” Lombardy councilor Massimo Sertori told the publication. “We can, however, try to keep the phenomenon under control by avoiding excesses and the exaggerated exploitation of the territory.”
It seems that even data center developers in Europe have started gaining interest in rural land . Even though these are often less developed compared to urban and suburban areas, it also usually comes with fewer restrictions, are cheaper to build on, and might even have a faster permitting process. One Texas county noticed this and has taken steps to limit AI hyperscalers’ ambitions while the county government is studying their potential impact on rural land. On the other hand, Italian lawmakers are hoping that the law will push developers toward disused industrial zones. These areas are typically built for operations like these, and there are no additional burdens for AI data center developers who choose to build here instead.
AI data center developers target rural territory to bypass city construction bans and regulations
Texas county passes data center ban for rural areas for a year, move comes in wake of AI data centers moving to remote areas to skirt regulations
AI data center bans are rapidly multiplying across the US
Key considerations
- Investor positioning can change fast
- Volatility remains possible near catalysts
- Macro rates and liquidity can dominate flows
Reference reading
- https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/SPONSORED_LINK_URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/italian-council-sets-200-percent-tax-on-data-center-development-in-agricultural-zones-aims-to-spur-the-use-of-old-industrial-areas-instead-and-limit-environmental-impact#main
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