Backlash Erupts: U.S. Marshals Asked To Guard Survey Crews On Data Center Powerline Project
https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/backlash-erupts-us-marshals-asked-guard-survey-crews-data-center-powerline-projectDevelopers of a controversial 70-mile, 500,000-volt transmission line cutting across three Maryland counties to power data centers in Northern Virginia's "spy country data center alley" have faced mounting backlash from residents, prompting the project's backers to request U.S. Marshals to escort survey crews after repeated threats from property owners, according to local media outlet WJZ 13.
PSEG Renewable Transmission, a New Jersey-based developer, is leading the Piedmont Reliability Project to install 70 miles of high-voltage lines through Baltimore, Carroll, and Frederick counties to supply power to AI data centers and ease strain on the regional grid.
In a motion filed in federal court last Friday, PSEG detailed new threats against survey teams, including gun violence, unleashed dogs, and an ATV that nearly struck private security guards. Local police and the sheriff's office declined to intervene, dismissing the confrontations as civil matters.
AI and data centers are eating up lots of power.
