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FYI… Austin is turning all of West Texas into a DATA CENTER!! Below you will read raw intelligence collected by one of our ‘open source’ researchers: “I’m working on a report re: Midland, TX - a massive, billion dollar AI Datacenter is scheduled for that location. Lots of extremely influential “investors” Key Players: EXTREMELY INFLUENTIAL (Involvement) 1. Permian Basin Royalty Trust - Most of the Trust's properties are on the Waddell Ranch in Crane County, Texas, where it owns a 75% net overriding royalty interest in the fee mineral interests (in this case, oil and natural gas). Other properties of the trust are in 32 other Texas counties, most of which are in the western portion of the state, on the High Plains; the trust owns a 95% net overriding royalty interest in all of its properties outside of the Waddell Ranch 2. Permian Basin giant Diamondback Energy VoltaGrid is explained as a "startup group" - however the inventors are long standing, with power, influence, $$$ and gov't ties (Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) ⬇️ 3. VoltaGrid, a Bellaire-based startup that specializes in distributed power generation via microgrids, has hauled in $150 million in equity funding. Founded in 2020, VoltaGrid provides small-scale, self-contained microgrids that can operate independently of major power grids or in tandem with other microgrids. VoltaGrid’s product consists of natural gas engines, portable energy storage, natural gas processing and grid power connectivity. Investors in the $150 million round include the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Longbow Capital, Walter Ventures, and Pilot Company (operator of more than 800 retail and fueling locations in the U.S. and Canada). The $150 million round comes less than a year after VoltaGrid announced a $100 million round featuring the same investors. *VoltaGrid headquarters in Houston, and a huge plant in Midland - There is nothing small scale about ‘VoltaGrid’” My question… I get the desire to increase tech capabilities. I understand this is a lucrative investment for some. My question: Have the citizens of west Texas had the opportunity to be a part of the discussion. We understand the massive water requirement for cooling servers and the massive energy draw. How do we reconcile the human needs, agricultural and ranching needs? That’s a discussion I’d like to be a part of. I’m not ‘asking for a friend’, I’m asking for a lot of them… TEXANS! ~ Doc