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doesn’t increasing power usage create jobs?
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Not as much as you'd think. Power plants are heavily automated. A complex nuclear plant may provide a couple hundred; a big solar farm might need a dozen or two maintenance staff.

You're usually better off landing a new Target.

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> the construction itself will likely hire locals but that can't go on forever

Does any construction project go on forever?

It’s just a building. Come on.

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right my point is these are 1 time investments, locals will be dealing with the consequences and most of the workers will just leave after the job is done.
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