Why are the permits even an option in the first place?
Corporate penalties need to be recurring (eg daily) and a % of annual revenue, not just fixed numbers.
And it needs to be hitting the Board of Directors personally.
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DataOne got hit with the fine after an investigation by The Guardian and Floodlight News in August shared thermal drone footage showing that 45 of the 62 gas generators were operating.
Woah, wtf. They didn't just build them. They were already in operation!?!
Why the fuck are journalists capturing this after the fact? Why aren't there government inspectors visiting the site to approve it before they're allowed to start operation?
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That'll show 'em not to make tens of millions of dollars by breaking the law!
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That's like the cost of maybe two of the generators at the going prices now. Cost of doing business for them. Make it a million a day until they remove them.
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oh wow a whole 1million dollars.
I'm sure that'll show them, and totally isnt just a rounding error in their budget.
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The residents know the data center is powering Microsoft’s AI tools like Copilot and worry DataOne will do whatever it takes to keep that deal in place.
Sounds like they should fine Microsoft too, then.
That's like the clothing company Gap selling sweat shop clothing (made by slaves) and then fining the factory but not Gap.
To bad that drone didn't also have grenades.
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You know an actual solution? They get bulldozed by the city.
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