Perspectives: The data center rush in Appalachia

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Across West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky, tech companies target former coal regions for massive data center complexes. Covers proposals in Tucker, Wise and Wythe counties, West Virginia legislation stripping local zoning control and diverting 70 percent of data center property taxes to the state, soaring electricity rates and organized community resistance.

Author:
James Branscome
Organization:
The Daily Yonder (via Rappahannock News)

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