> The manufacturing complex could consume up to 10 million gallons of water per day, enough to supply a whole town or village. The entire city of Syracuse, by comparison, uses an average of 40 million gallons per day.<p>We have a lot of water in the area, and foundries are very water intensive. That was a smart long term play of Micron. Very happy to hear about this.
How weird to see this on HN, I just bought a house 8 minutes down the road from the chosen site. It's completely unrelated, this is the first I've seen this news.
I hope this doesn't turn out like Foxconn in Mount Pleasant WI.<p>(<a href="https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/wbhjwd" rel="nofollow">https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/wbhjwd</a>)
This seemed like an odd choice - having a chip plant in a small, beautiful tourist town. Then I clicked the link and boom - it's another place with the same name.
dissapointed to see expansion in a high tax blue state with a trash tier record on gun rights. i can't find any mention of why they chose it, any ideas why?<p>edit: looks like water and seismic activity are the leading suggestions?