Putin the Terrible Says Russia is Planning to Build AI Data Centers and new power generation facilities in the Arctic

Good news! One way to deal with the not in my backyard protests against data centers (NIMBY)! 😊

Out of sight out of mind comes to mind!

"New power generation facilities are set to appear in the Arctic, including small nuclear power plants, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), adding that there are also plans to establish data processing centers in the Arctic and the Far East. ..."

Putin Says Russia Planning to Build AI Data Centers in the Arctic "Russian strongman Vladimir Putin described a plan on Thursday to build networks of data storage and processing centers in the country’s Arctic, alongside “small nuclear power plants” developed to feed the data centers energy. ..."

New energy facilities to be built in Arctic — Putin (original news release by TASS)