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That’s a lot of money for just one data center job.
In Virginia, environmental group Food & Water Watch found that one permanent data center job is created for every $13 million invested. It estimates that data centers account for 0.01 percent of US jobs, but 4.4 percent of electricity consumption, and is petitioning Congress to end all new data center construction.
New Research Debunks Data Center Industry Job Claims
[Food & Water Watch]
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