Does it make sense to build a “smart city” in the middle of the Arizona desert with questionable, at best, water resources? We are about to find out.
SupplyChain247 reports Bill Gates Spends $80 Million to Create a “Smart City”.
Bill Gates has plans for a “smart city” located about 45 minutes west of downtown Phoenix.
According to a press release from Belmont Partners, “Belmont will create a forward-thinking community with a communication and infrastructure spine that embraces cutting-edge technology, designed around high-speed digital networks, data centers, new manufacturing technologies and distribution models, autonomous vehicles and autonomous logistics hubs.”
A proposed freeway, I-11, will connect Belmont to Las Vegas.
“Comparable in square miles and projected population to Tempe, Arizona, Belmont will transform a raw, blank slate into a purpose-built edge city built around a flexible infrastructure model,” Belmont Properties said.
Belmont Video
Energy and Water Consumption
Let’s connect the “smart city” to Las Vegas, an Energy Consumption Nightmare.
More importantly, the Smithsonian reports Arizona Could Be Out of Water in Six Years.
According to the EPA, “Warming has already contributed to decreases in spring snowpack and Colorado River flows, which are an important source of water for the region. Future warming is projected to produce more severe droughts in the region, with further reductions in water supplies. Future water scarcity will be compounded by the region’s rapid population growth, which is the highest in the nation.”
I am not a global warming advocate, but I am a believer that a water shortage crisis is in the foreseeable future. The land was cheap for a reason. It’s a desert hellhole.
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