New Jersey hits data center powering Microsoft Copilot with $1m fine after drone expose 62 secretly-installed gas generators
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A Copilot-linked data center getting a $1M fine for 62 unpermitted gas generators is a preview of how AI power demand will collide with local permitting and environmental rules. If you’re scaling AI infra, treat community relations, drone visibility, and compliance as first-order risks, not afterthoughts to power procurement.
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