Pennsylvania data centre developer offers 4,500 households $10,000 each; residents refuse, saying money isn't enough
- Representative AI imageA Pennsylvania developer is offering an unusually large financial incentive to win support for a proposed artificial intelligence data centre campus, but many residents say the money is not worth the potential cost to their community.
- NorthPoint Development has proposed Project Hazelnut, a data centre campus covering roughly 1,300 acres in Hazle Township, in the Pocono foothills.
- As part of a broader community-benefits package, the company says about 4,500 eligible households would each receive $10,000 if the project is approved and reaches the required stage.
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- Representative AI imageA Pennsylvania developer is offering an unusually large financial incentive to win support for a proposed artificial intelligence data centre campus, but many residents say the money is not worth the potential cost to their community.
- NorthPoint Development has proposed Project Hazelnut, a data centre campus covering roughly 1,300 acres in Hazle Township, in the Pocono foothills.
- As part of a broader community-benefits package, the company says about 4,500 eligible households would each receive $10,000 if the project is approved and reaches the required stage.
Sources: Times of India