Inside the long, bitter fight over one man’s quest to build the biggest AI datacenter in California

A modern-day prospector promised rural Imperial thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue – but his plan has set off a firestorm of resistance

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2026-10-17 13:00 · The Guardian AI
Inside the long, bitter fight over one man’s quest to build the biggest AI datacenter in California

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