[bluepuma77]

The US seems like a pretty huge area for the number of people living there. Why do they need to build a data center 100m from a house, why not build it 1000m away?

[downrightmike]

utilities cost more to run further

[_DeadFred_]

I think you mean 'the utility hike due to the datacenter wouldn't be able to be shared split with the house then'.