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Re:Data centers need power – lower income, rural residents p... by haunter on Thursday November 12, 2026 @03:33PM (#50473815)
>Yes it's a huge job creation/economics boon as well

Is it though? Maybe the construction itself but after that running a data center doesn't need that many on-premise people, like it can be in the two digit range which is not a lot at all. And even then on-premise people won't be the highest paid engineer jobs but rather security and technicians.

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Re:Data centers need power – lower income, rural residents p... by MaxHoppersGhost on Thursday November 12, 2026 @04:29PM (#50474561)
Two digit range is a lot of people in a rural area with a couple thousand residents. That's probably a double digit % increase in jobs in that community.
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