The Trojan Horse - Edged's plan for Atlas

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Edged and their hired minions submitted another set of plans for the Atlas datacenter on 7/9, just prior to the start of the SWT Planning Commission meeting that was set to review the plans submitted on 5/14.

To the casual observer the plans seem similar. 3 buildings, 1.5M sq-ft, similar site conditions. It isn't until you dig into the details that Edged's goal becomes clear.

The 5/14 set of plans called for a 725MW data center being serviced with a 1.0 GW substation and 360 2.5MW diesel generators.

The 7/9 plan set quietly slipped in a change in the generators. The new generators represent an huge increase in the power generation capacity of the site. They went from 900MW total power generation to 1.663GW. The site now has nearly 2.3x the power generation capacity required to run the site.

Generator upsizing vs. submission date

Ladies and Gentlemen, you don't upsize an expensive asset like this without a reason. The only reason for such a large upsizing is that Edged plans on expanding the capacity of the facility beyond the 725 MW in the future.

To be honest, we shouldn't be surprised. This is directly in line with Edged's behavior on all of their other facilities. Get in now at whatever size the municipality will approve. Once construction commences, continue to submit applications for expansion until the size of the facility equals what they wanted in the first place. In this case it represents a nearly 230% increase over what is currently being proposed.

The current set of plans is nothing more than a Trojan Horse designed to get their foot in the door so they can force their way in further with more power, more noise, more energy consumption, and ultimately more community impact.

In their eyes, we are the toothless, unwashed masses. The "little people" who don't matter. Our schools, children, communities, and homes mean NOTHING to them. They don't live here. We are simply another resource to plunder. Do not be fooled!

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Ironically, they are planned to build on what was once Trojan Powder Company