$3.1 billion St. Louis data centre plan faces court fight over 120-MW project

In the never-ending race to keep US at the centre of all global development, a fight has ensued between citizens and developers. While previously one could spot a cafe or grocery store at short intervals in America, it has now been replaced with a data centre at every turn. While some have willingly sold their land for the development of these hubs, others have been forced to do so by the townships. All of this, because the deemed "futuristic" data centres are necessary to support the massive computing power required by AI and fulfil the dreams of the world's rich.One such city whose landscape is currently changing day by day is America's brewing capital, St. Louis. The city is seeking to reinvent itself as a tech hub by planning a sprawling new technology park anchored by a giant data centre, a project that is already facing public backlash and legal battles, according to Realtor.com.A city of roughly 280,000 people, St. Louis already hosts more than a dozen operational data centres, with three more currently under construction in the area and up to 10 more in various stages of planning. Among the most controversial of these is the 120-megawatt, 525,000-square-foot hyperscale faci...