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Documents reveal plans for $6 utility rate hike to help fund Google’s data center project in Memphis
www.actionnews5.com/2026/09/02/docs-reveal-plans-6-utility-rate-hike-help-fund-googles-data-center-project-west-memphis/Replying to @Fuswoo@lemmy.world
These documents were supposed to stay secret.
Entergy sued local newspapers, trying to keep its deal with Google confidential. The suit failed; the news is out. Entergy plans to hike West Memphis ratepayers’ utility bills by ~$6 each month for the next 20 years, all to fund Google’s new datacenter.
Replying to @Fuswoo@lemmy.world
Kinda sounds like a paying-the-electric-bill strike is in order.
Replying to @Steve@startrek.website
Or a few well-placed rifle bullets in the power transformers that feed the datacenter.
Replying to @OwOarchist@pawb.social
Oh no that could cause the transformers to overheat and explode, dont do that!
Replying to @Fuswoo@lemmy.world
To fund the datacenter or to fund infrastructure expansion needed for the datacenter?
Replying to @ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
Same difference.