On 2023-06-25 19:25, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote:
Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss said on Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:52:06 -0700
Yes water is an issue.
This was my first thought upon reading the subject of your post. This
is a huge challenge.
And when I think of data centers in Phoenix
during the summer... machines pumping out heat and A/C units needed to
cool them down... all that electricity.
I don't see this as a problem. Put solar arrays over every single
square foot of the building. Benefits:
1. Gives you electricity to run your air conditioners and servers.
2. Blocks the roof from the sun, reducing cooling needs.
Arizona has ample sunlight and lacks the hurricanes and tornadoes that
make solar less attractive in Florida and Oklahoma.
I understand the insurance companies are limiting solar so it may not be
possible to cover an entire roof with solar.
I understand there is some movement to solar A/C units, which on it's
face seems like a solution...
Yep.
I like the idea.
In Chandler there is the Price Road Corridor which is set aside for
tech companies. I'd estimate half the area is vacant. The tax payers
votes to give tax dollars to companies willing to relocate workers
here. The vote took place may 15 years ago so maybe the money is all
used up.
Personally I wish cities and states would spend money to encourage
home-grown small businesses to expend, instead of squandering it on tax
advantages for big companies that might stick around for a few years
and then jump ship for a state that offers even more tax advantages.
Me too. Maybe if some of us start YouTube channels on local tech said
channel might help this happen.
I would like to see all the public schools to be shut down and converted
to business incubators.
I'm a freelance PHP developer so I called the City and asked about the
little guy. Was not on their radar.
Yes, and that really sux!
I agree. YouTube influences could be the solution.
With all this chip activity in Phoenix, it makes me wonder about what
cottage industries are going to sprout out of all of this.
I'd sure like to operate a food truck outside the factories.
Yumm Yumm!!
Especially
since there is resistance to returning to the office. AND I have read
there is a trend towards using 1099's because they can be rented for
just the period they are needed.
I've worked 1099 for more than half my life, and like it. Once
Obamacare kicked in in 2014, the health-insurance stumbling-block for
the self-employed mostly vanished.
I've been a 1099 since 2006. It has it's pluses and minuses I prefer
freelancing by far over W2
I personally would never want to work W2 with a boss and coworkers..
LOL, working self-employed I make half what an employee does, but I
don't have to jump through the hoops of a boss with half my
intelligence. If a customer becomes too argumentative, I just kick them
to the curb.
Yeah - fire those bad customers!!
SteveT
Steve Litt
Autumn 2022 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times
http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm
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