Inside the long, bitter fight over one man’s quest to build the biggest AI datacenter in California
A modern-day prospector promised rural Imperial thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue – but his plan has set off a firestorm of resistance
TL;DR
- A plan to build a large AI data center in rural Imperial has been proposed.
- The plan promises thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue.
- The proposal has generated significant opposition and resistance.