The People Say No: Resisting Data Centers in the South

This is a report from MediaJustice on data center expansion across the U.S. South, with state-by-state chapters on Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina. It tracks $200 billion in current data center projects, the gas pipelines and nuclear plants being built to power them, and the higher electricity rates households will pay as companies secure discounted deals for themselves. The report also covers water use in drought-prone counties, NDA-shielded negotiations that exclude residents, and the organizing that has already blocked or delayed data center projects in several states.