[throwaway27448]

> Mainers hate seeing wind and solar plants- they consider them to be a massive eyesore.

I mean, some do... this implies a terrible politician to not address the material concerns of Mainers though.

[Bratmon]

Data centers don't really help the material conditions of Mainers though. Here's the net effects of new data centers they'll really see, in material terms:

- A brief boost in construction jobs

- ~0 new jobs in the long term

- Increased electricity prices

- A slight chance of very slightly lower taxes, as data center taxes partially replace taxes on other stuff

It's not like the average Mainer is losing a lot from this decision. There's actually a good chance a data center ban is a net gain for the average Mainer materially, because the change in electricity demand (and thus prices) will outweigh all other effects.

[throwaway27448]

> Data centers don't really help the material conditions of Mainers though.

No, but solar and wind farms certainly do.

[Bratmon]

Not if 100% of their power is being used to power data centers