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Extracting Profits from the Public: How Utility Ratepayers Are Paying for Big Tech’s Power
Secret utility contracts and rate-formula loopholes shift Big Tech's power infrastructure costs onto household electric bills across multiple states. Harvard Law School's Electricity Law Initiative examines how Amazon, Google, Meta […]
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Cloudy Data, Costly Deals: How Poorly States Disclose Data Center Subsidies
This Good Jobs First report finds that at least 36 states offer data center-specific sales and use tax exemptions, but only 11 disclose which companies receive them. Even among disclosing […]
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Illinois Data Centers Are Draining Aquifers and Raising Water Costs
Rapid expansion of data centers in Illinois is straining water supplies, as these facilities consume water equivalent to tens of thousands of people. Local governments face pressure to allocate significant […]
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Data Centers Impact on Energy Demand
A 2025 NAACP resolution addressing data centers' impact on energy demand, water resources, and frontline communities. The resolution calls for community benefits agreements, congressional legislation mandating transparency in water and […]
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Reining in Big Tech: Policy Solutions to Address the Data Center Buildout – Public Citizen
Big Tech's rapid expansion of data centers for AI is causing significant increases in electricity costs, environmental harm, and community disruption, with over 250% price surges in some regions. Companies […]
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To avoid an AI data-center bubble, Washington must change how it works with US states – Atlantic Council
The US Senate's recent vote against a moratorium on state-level AI regulation highlights the need for improved coordination between federal and state governments regarding AI infrastructure. Local opposition has already […]
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Angry town halls nationwide find a new villain: the data center driving up your electricity bill while fueling job-killing AI | Fortune
Communities across the U.S. are increasingly defeating data center proposals through organized opposition at local zoning and planning meetings, driven by concerns over rising electricity bills, water depletion, farmland loss, […]
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Food & Water Watch: The Urgent Case Against Data Centers
This Food & Water Watch report makes a comprehensive case for an immediate moratorium on new data centers at all levels of government. It documents the environmental, economic, and social […]
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Big Data Centers, Big Problems: the surging environmental and consumer costs of AI, crypto and big data
This report from Environment America and U.S. PIRG examines how data centers powering AI, cryptocurrency, and big data are driving a surge in electricity demand that is delaying America's transition […]
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Google withdraws rezoning proposal for 468-acre data center project in Franklin Township, Indiana – DCD
Google has withdrawn its proposal for a 468-acre data center in Franklin Township, Indiana, ahead of a planned council vote that was likely to deny the application. The decision follows […]
Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms