Western New Yorkers took to the street this weekend to stand up for their town in the face of a 2.2 million-square-foot data center, proposed by Stream Data Centers from Texas.

Data centers destroy the homes and communities around them. They require multiple server halls, massive cooling systems, electrical substations on-site, backup generation (diesel or gas), and 24/7 operation.

The data centers steal resources from the properties that surround them, which is why they target lower socioeconomic communities and rural villages where they plan to steamroll the town's laws, comments, and legal defenses.

Here is something sinister that needs to be mentioned. You have probably seen this pattern countrywide.

Alabama, NY is right next to Cider Solar, a 500MW ORES solar detention center. Have you noticed that data centers are popping up immediately next to solar and wind complexes and battery storage?

This is why I call commercial solar a Trojan horse. Do you really believe they are just going to stop with the solar complexes? It's the Trojan horse for BESS, and eventually, a data center. They test what they can get away with, how organized the local common folk are.

The solar leases people are signing for ORES projects are for 30+ years. They come with clauses buried in the contracts that extend the 30 years to 50 years. Do you REALLY believe that's for solar? For a form of energy that converts at 15% of its annual potential? For panels that will be broken down and unusable in 15-years time?

First came the ORES permit for Cider Solar. And now a data center is planned for the SAME TOWN. These New Yorkers took to the street with their signs to share the FACTS this weekend. There will be a hearing tomorrow, May 4th, at the Alabama Fire Hall. If you live anywhere near this area, I encourage you to attend this hearing tomorrow and stand up for our country.

We are losing it so quickly. Our water is under attack by multinational corporations and foreign renewable companies.

We need federal government intervention here in New York State yesterday.

We will only get one chance to try and defend our land. The time is now.

Thank you to Jennifer Suzanne who has provided me with these photos and background information about the data center.