A New York town once known for IBM is resisting a 1-gigawatt AI data centre; residents fear the cost of powering it

AI generated image for representation​ New York’s East Fishkill is debating AI infrastructure. The town, located about 70 miles north of New York City, was once a major semiconductor manufacturing hub, with IBM operating a 460-acre campus there for nearly 50 years. However, a proposed 1-gigawatt artificial intelligence (AI) data centre has prompted residents to question whether the project would benefit the community or put additional pressure on its electricity supply.