* Investigate Midwest… Data center construction is shifting toward rural America. At the same time, rural residents report greater concern than urban and suburban Americans about what those projects could mean for their electricity costs and farmland use.
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Data centers have become a contentious issue across Michigan, as environmental concerns, skepticism toward Big Tech and arguments on local control sit at odds with job predictions, economic growth and the often promised opportunity for Michigan to participate in the economy of the future.
A new report from the Citizens Research Council of Michigan says anti-data center sentiment is growing in Michigan — but many of the concerns citizens have are misunderstood.
The debate over data centers isn’t just about technology. It’s about who pays the price when massive corporations come looking for land to develop costly, electricity- and water-guzzling data centers. That’s why thousands of people signed on to the petition…
Data center projects continue to generate controversy around the country. In part, that’s because a variety of different groups have competing interests – some in favor of them, some opposed and others with no direct view on data centers themselves, but with concerns that relate to aspects of data c…
* Investigate Midwest… Data center construction is shifting toward rural America. At the same time, rural residents report greater concern than urban and suburban Americans about what those projects could mean for their electricity costs and farmland use.
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Survey: Rural residents most worried about data centers | Since Then
