“The best data-center policy can fit on a bumper sticker: bring your own power and pay your own tab. The solution is simple. A server farm should add generation, instead of arriving at the grid like a distant cousin who brings six children to Thanksgiving and asks whether anyone has a spare bedroom. They should be built in out-of-the-way locations, such as those we already reserve for sewage treatment plants, airports, and landfills. Fortunately, America already possesses engineers, zoning codes, utility commissions, and more lawyers than any build-location emergency could possibly require.“

“The best data-center policy can fit on a bumper sticker: bring your own power and pay your own tab.

The solution is simple. A server farm should add generation, instead of arriving at the grid like a distant cousin who brings six children to Thanksgiving and asks whether anyone has a spare bedroom. They should be built in out-of-the-way locations, such as those we already reserve for sewage treatment plants, airports, and landfills.

Fortunately, America already possesses engineers, zoning codes, utility commissions, and more lawyers than any build-location emergency could possibly require.“

— Mɐɹɹǝu Wʎǝɹs (@warrenmyers)
Sep 1, 2026

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