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What do you think of our AI version of Julia Roberts? Part 3: The Next Great Infrastructure Fight By now, most data center developers have figured out that they are building buildings and also building symbols. Symbols of AI, symbols of growth, symbols of energy consumption, symbols of globalization, and symbols of change. Increasingly, developers are building symbols onto which communities project fear, frustration, distrust, and uncertainty about the future. This week, cons

Part 2: Why Data Centers are Losing the Narrative When a broadband expansion project or data center siting gets announced in a community, the same pattern emerges almost without fail. Facebook groups triple in size within weeks. City council meetings overflow. Residents show up with printouts about electromagnetic fields, environmental damage, and energy costs. They don't want your environmental impact assessment. They want you to hear their concerns. Project leaders label

Part 1: Fear vs. Facts There’s a growing disconnect in the data center industry, and it’s starting to have real political consequences. In Wyoming, public backlash is building over reports that elected officials have entered into NDAs with prospective data center developers. Whether justified or not, the perception is simple and powerful: “Deals are being made behind closed doors.” Wyoming is just one example. In communities across Oregon, Texas, and Virginia, voters didn’t j