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🦔A farmer in Vineland, New Jersey photographed a neighboring golf course and accidentally caught 62 unpermitted gas generators at a data center that powers Microsoft's AI tools. Each ran at 1,982 kilowatts, over 50 times the state permit threshold. New Jersey fined operator DataOne $1.1 million, the largest fine ever against a data center in the state. DataOne can keep operating while it reapplies for the permits it already failed to get. My Take DataOne applied for permits, got rejected, and turned the generators on anyway next to farmland, homes, and two schools. The fine is a million dollars for a company with billions in capital. They decided it was cheaper to break the law and pay the penalty than to wait for approval. And they're probably right, because the fine doesn't shut anything down. They get 45 more days to reapply while the generators stay on. Oracle can't get a gas pipeline permit in New Mexico. Over 500 communities have banned new data centers. And here's a company that just skipped the permits entirely and got a fine it can pay without noticing. The AI infrastructure buildout is on a collision course with every community it touches. These companies need power now and they're not going to wait for anyone to say yes. New Jersey already killed data center tax credits because residents organized. The more of these stories that come out, the harder it gets to site the next facility anywhere. The industry wants to spend a trillion dollars on infrastructure, but the people who live next to it have a vote too. Hedgie🤗