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The Netherlands banned any hyperscaler development because the grid is under pressure.

And it's not fair to citizens that they can't have electricity but a datacenter can.



Is it fair to Dutch citizens that they're going to be left behind in what is effectively the next industrial revolution? The Netherlands does pretty well in other economic sectors including fossil fuels and agriculture but those aren't going to enable much future growth.


> those aren't going to enable much future growth.

What is with this obsessive need for "growth".




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