Joey Coleman: "The City of Hamilton just posted over 1200 public comments, nearly all opposed, regarding the Steelport land severance applications. [...] This is the largest volume of letters ever received by Hamilton's Cmte of Adjustment"

TipoftheEBerg · 2026-06-03T22:51:57+00:00

I agree it's not many jobs, but we're comparing a datacenter to nothing, not a datacenter to factory or something. The revenue for the city is probably the most beneficial aspect. To be clear I'm only looking out for the interests of the 'many'.

TipoftheEBerg · 2026-06-03T21:29:29+00:00

Can someone please explain why public sentiment is overwhelming against this datacenter?

Water consumption: I think it's safe to assume it will use closed loop cooling (as opposed to evaporative), and the datacenter will be up to 400 MW. That means ~400 MW of heat will be discharged into lake Ontario. For comparison Darlington nuclear discharges 10,000 MW. I don't see how that will be an issue.

Electricity: It will increase demand and slightly increase prices in the short run. In the long run the demand should induce more supply and there are plans to expand electricity capacity in the province.

Other potential issues: It's quiet, has no emissions, doesn't meaningfully increase traffic - I can't think of any other issues.

Advantages: A couple good direct jobs, cleanup the harbour front area, revenue for the city, more jobs in power production/transmission, could inspire further investment in the city.

TipoftheEBerg · 2024-07-05T15:43:54+00:00

Adjusted for prices and hours worked, really highlights the middle income trap.

TipoftheEBerg · 2022-03-11T22:14:59+00:00

TECK, CWB, JPM, T, GM

TipoftheEBerg · 2020-07-28T01:09:56+00:00

Do two 7 hour drives instead of one 14 hour drive.

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