It sounds like local efforts are using the lack of taxes being paid to be the reason for uproar. Low CO2e energy and no longer using water for cooling is a win.

I don't know how they got the air conditioning to 25T of CO2e / year but I have to assume thats based on an anticipated refrigerant leak (high CO2e equivalent).

I'm all for local sites getting benefits so they should get them though I bet whoever put the deal together is taking them for themselves.