# @pcmag on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-10-05T12:28:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PCMag (@pcmag) — https://gondola.cc/pcmag

## Caption

The AI boom is reshaping America's landscape, but at what cost to longtime residents? 💔

As Big Tech pours billions into massive data centers, the demand for power lines is tearing through rural communities. In Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, Brenda Rizzo is fighting to save the 68-year-old family farm from eminent domain claims by PPL. They want 4.35 acres for 240-foot-tall towers to power new data centers – which would bring environmental issues, degrade property values, and not even create many local jobs.

Worse yet, PPL employees admit it is not guaranteed that they even have enough electricity for these "GPU mansions." 

This story highlights the rarely discussed human toll of the tech boom: the planned acquisition of private land to fuel the future of AI. Swipe through to see how one community is fighting back against the "unnamed customer" behind the line. 👉️

#AIBoom #EminentDomain #DataCenters #TechVsCommunity #TechNews

📸: Emily Forlini/Joseph Maldonado/Zain bin Awais/PCMag

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eminentdomain, technews, datacenters, aiboom, techvscommunity

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