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AI Power Hunger and Local Moratorium | Dover News
AI’s hunger for power is sparking a community firestorm—locals are sounding alarms over data centers devouring electricity, hiking housing costs, and erasing natural landscapes. One resident even used AI to prep their protest speech. While a full ban is being floated, officials warn it could trigger lawsuits, so a moratorium is gaining traction as a smarter, temporary pause. The energy toll? A five-second AI video clip uses as much juice as a microwave running for an hour. Council members support the pause but know state laws could override local rules—so they’re lobbying state lawmakers to…
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