Ideas for Crafting a Community Benefits Agreement
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What should communities ask for?
Source ID: 2097004143248347636
Author / publisher: Mark Cuban
Source type: X
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: Does anyone have a contract(s) that a data center has or will sign with a city, state, county or ?
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097004143248347636
Data Center Dividends
Source ID: bpi-data-center-dividends
Author / publisher: Bitcoin Policy Institute
Source type: think_tank_report
Date: 2026-09-09
Original: https://www.btcpolicy.org/articles/data-center-dividends
A framework before approval
Source ID: 2097156103448506394
Author / publisher: Mark Cuban
Source type: X
Date: 2026-09-07
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097156103448506394
Lancaster AI Hub
Source ID: agreement-lancaster
Author / publisher: City of Lancaster
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Public draft · execution unverified
Original: https://www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Lancaster-CBA-Draft.pdf
Can bankruptcy defeat the penalties?
Source ID: reddit-bankruptcy
Author / publisher: u/raziphel · r/StLouis
Source type: Reddit
Date: 4 months ago · exact date unverified
Stored excerpt: Which of these penalties can be avoided by bankruptcy when they decide to leave?
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1srzqt7/data_center_terms/
Data Center Deals: what communities actually signed
Source ID: future-pickleball-court
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_source_directory
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/
Why community benefit agreements are necessary for data centers
Source ID: brookings
Author / publisher: Nicol Turner Lee & Darrell M. West
Source type: think-tank-analysis
Document status: Policy analysis
Date: 2026-01-29
Stored excerpt: CBAs should be transparent and publicly available
Original: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-community-benefit-agreements-are-necessary-for-data-centers/
Fair AI-Fueled Data Center Development for Communities
Source ID: fas
Author / publisher: Liza Paudel · Federation of American Scientists
Source type: Research
Date: 2026-06-10
Stored excerpt: specific numeric targets, secured financial obligations, independent monitoring, and meaningful enforcement
Original: https://fas.org/publication/community-benefit-agreements-data-center-development/
Data Center Dividends
Source ID: 2097721933244596625
Author / publisher: Bitcoin Policy Institute
Source type: x_post
Date: 2026-09-09
Stored excerpt: PRESENTING: Data Center Dividends Rural households could receive annual payments or credits from existing data center tax revenue, without new taxes or added developer costs.
Original: https://x.com/bitcoinpolicy/status/2097721933244596625
Tax payments and disclosure
Source ID: 2097039766407524663
Author / publisher: rob.
Source type: X
Date: 2026-09-07
Original: https://x.com/robiartec/status/2097039766407524663
Community Benefits Agreements as Contracts: A Framework for Evaluating New Jersey’s EMERGE and ASPIRE Programs
Source ID: academic-jones-rutgers-contracts
Author / publisher: Ashanti Jones
Source type: university-student-research-memorandum
Document status: Student research memorandum
Date: 2026-04
Original: https://www.clime.rutgers.edu/publications-filtered/evaluating-community-benefits-agreements
Wurldwide incentive agreement
Source ID: agreement-el-paso-380
Author / publisher: City of El Paso
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Signature evidence · date review pending
Original: https://www.elpasotexas.gov/assets/Documents/CoEP/Data-Centers/Ex-Wurldwide-380-Agreement-Seafox.pdf
Measure the benefit per resident
Source ID: reddit-net
Author / publisher: u/InspectionSlight3395 · r/technology
Source type: Reddit
Date: 3 months ago · exact date unverified
Stored excerpt: Every major AI data center proposal should be required to publish a per-resident net benefit audit.
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1tj46av/ai_data_centers_need_perresident_net_benefit/
What Communities Stand to Lose by Blocking Data Centers
Source ID: itif
Author / publisher: Daniel Castro · ITIF
Source type: Opinion
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: Construction jobs are temporary by nature, but workers still earn wages
Original: https://itif.org/publications/2026/09/07/what-communities-stand-to-lose-by-blocking-data-centers/
QTS confirms plans for proposed data center campus in Bessemer
Source ID: fpc-3167da931d
Author / publisher: wbrc.com
Source type: news_report
Date: 2026-07-02
Original: https://www.wbrc.com/2026/07/02/qts-confirms-plans-proposed-data-center-campus-bessemer/
Why communities choose PILOTs
Source ID: 2097417264199000171
Author / publisher: Energy&EthicsProf
Source type: X
Date: 2026-09-08
Original: https://x.com/WindLawProf/status/2097417264199000171
Community Benefits Achievements at the Cherokee-Gates Project
Source ID: doc-remaining-82
Author / publisher: Campaign for Responsible Development / FRESC
Source type: advocacy-project-summary
Document status: Advocacy summary; not an agreement
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Cherokee%20Gates.pdf
Wurldwide tax abatement
Source ID: agreement-el-paso-312
Author / publisher: City of El Paso
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Signature evidence · date review pending
Original: https://www.elpasotexas.gov/assets/Documents/CoEP/Data-Centers/Ex-Wurldwide-312-Agreement-Seafox.pdf
What reaches the ordinary resident?
Source ID: reddit-resident
Author / publisher: u/TitShark · r/StLouis
Source type: Reddit
Date: 4 months ago · exact date unverified
Stored excerpt: Can anyone explain how any of this benefits the common resident?
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1srzqt7/data_center_terms/
Massachusetts must put communities before data center profits
Source ID: beacon
Author / publisher: Cynthia Mendes & Mireille Bejjani
Source type: Opinion
Date: 2026-08-11
Stored excerpt: whether expanding the data center industry serves the public interest at all.
Microsoft agrees to make data centers air-cooled amid water infrastructure challenges in Goodyear
Source ID: fpc-922e2306e2
Author / publisher: abc15.com
Source type: news_report
Date: 2023-03-15
Household ownership and profit sharing
Source ID: 2097087698158911569
Author / publisher: Delilah Rothenberg
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: CBAs are a great start. We propose weaving in direct household equity stakes and profit sharing
Original: https://x.com/Delilah917/status/2097087698158911569
Data Centers and Energy Transition: A Socio-Technical Analysis of Public Perception
Source ID: academic-datacenter-public-perception
Author / publisher: Dohyoung Kim; Songhe Kang
Source type: working-paper-/-SSRN-posted-content
Document status: Working paper; abstract reviewed
Date: 2025-07-18
Original: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5356385
Hermantown Data Center
Source ID: agreement-hermantown
Author / publisher: City of Hermantown
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Public draft · execution unverified
Original: https://hermantownmn.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Development-AgreementData-Center.pdf
Cooling and water terms in a local discussion
Source ID: reddit-water
Author / publisher: u/Party_Donut443 · r/StLouis
Source type: Reddit
Date: 4 months ago · exact date unverified
Stored excerpt: Use a closed-loop system and air-cooled chillers to minimize water consumption.
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1srzqt7/data_center_terms/
Coloradans Should Require Data Center Measurements They Can Trust
Source ID: doc-linked-09
Author / publisher: Benjamin Xie; Cody Ke; Makenzy Caldwell / FAS
Source type: policy-proposal
Document status: Policy proposal
Date: 2026-08-26
Original: https://fas.org/publication/coloradans-should-require-data-center-measurements-they-can-trust/
Fort Meade commissioners pass development agreement for data center, despite pushback from residents
Source ID: fpc-c02175b816
Author / publisher: baynews9.com
Source type: news_report
Date: 2026-04-15
Utilities and public authority
Source ID: 2097026058276987352
Author / publisher: Mark Cuban
Source type: X
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: Because access to utilities and other requirements are controlled by government. And given the view of DCs, laws can be changed.
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097026058276987352
Investigating Data Center Development in Northern Virginia
Source ID: academic-gladstone-uva
Author / publisher: Gabriel Gladstone
Source type: undergraduate-thesis-related-research-paper
Document status: Undergraduate research paper
Date: 2025-03-18
Vantage Port Washington
Source ID: agreement-port-washington
Author / publisher: City of Port Washington
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Approval verified; standalone final copy; signatures pending
Original: https://www.portwashingtonwi.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/6088/638913789113430000
Regulate and tax the infrastructure
Source ID: reddit-tax
Author / publisher: u/Party_Donut443 · r/StLouis
Source type: Reddit
Date: 4 months ago · exact date unverified
Stored excerpt: The only way we as a community benefit, is the regulation and taxation of its infrastructure.
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1srzqt7/data_center_terms/
Community Benefits Agreements and Data Center Development
Source ID: doc-linked-08
Author / publisher: Vincent Nolette / Sabin Center Climate Law Blog
Source type: university-law-blog-analysis
Document status: Legal commentary
Date: 2026-05-28
Cedar Rapids City Council OKs amended QTS development agreement
Source ID: fpc-f77e71d7f7
Author / publisher: thegazette.com
Source type: news_report
Date: 2025-12-02
Renegotiate when a facility expands
Source ID: 2097301511659286781
Author / publisher: Mark Cuban
Source type: X
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: It’s says everything gets renegotiated for any expansion requests
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097301511659286781
Contracting with Communities: An Analysis of the Enforceability of Community Benefits Agreements
Source ID: academic-stephan-enforceability
Author / publisher: Hannah P. Stephan
Source type: law-review-article
Document status: Law review article
Date: 2022
Original: https://doi.org/10.24926/25730037.646
J5 development & utilities
Source ID: agreement-piqua
Author / publisher: City of Piqua
Source type: Agreements
Document status: City reports executed; scanned counterpart/addendum review pending
Original: https://piquaoh.org/DocumentCenter/View/3713/Development-Agreement-PDF
Timing of infrastructure finance
Source ID: reddit:t1_p8r0b7n
Author / publisher: u/Anustart15 · r/massachusetts
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-09
Stored excerpt: Which would be a great way to solve the problem if the prepaid their taxes before moving in so we could properly set up the infrastructure. Unfortunately, that's not how it works, so everyone would be fucked while we are waiting for the trickle of tax money to come in so we can start trying to set up the infrastructure while all the residents continue to get bent over by national grid and eversource
Building Community-First AI Infrastructure
Source ID: pub-microsoft-community-first
Author / publisher: Microsoft
Source type: corporate_statement
Date: 2026-01-13
Stored excerpt: We’ll pay our way to ensure our datacenters don’t increase your electricity prices.
Original: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2026/01/13/community-first-ai-infrastructure/
Council Bluffs council denies proposed moratorium on new data centers
Source ID: fpc-48130f4cc8
Author / publisher: kmaland.com
Source type: news_report
Date: 2026-06-16
Who pays for teardown?
Source ID: 2097301181043290252
Author / publisher: Mark Cuban
Source type: X
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: There is a section specific to the DC company having to pay for the tear down if it is not being used
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097301181043290252
Balancing the trade-off between data center development and its environmental impacts: A comparative analysis of Data Center Policymaking in Singapore, Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, USA, and the UK
Source ID: academic-datacenter-policy-comparison
Author / publisher: Ian Varela Soares; Masaru Yarime; Magdalena Klemun
Source type: journal-article
Document status: Journal article; abstract reviewed
Date: 2024-07
Original: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103769
St. Louis Armory Data Center
Source ID: agreement-st-louis
Author / publisher: City of St. Louis
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Permit approved · signed CBA needed
Original: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/mayor/news/data-center-permit-approved.cfm
State capacity and energy terms
Source ID: reddit:t1_p8qvk6q
Author / publisher: u/ahoypolloi_ · r/massachusetts
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-09
Stored excerpt: If data centers are so essential there’s no reason they can’t power their operations on only clean energy. Allowing them to pay to pollute in the face of the climate crisis is absolutely absurd. In fact, my executive order would say they need to develop 150% of their power needs through clean sources and all the surplus goes back to the town and ratepayers. Shifting the responsibility back to communities which are ill equipped to deal with deep pocketed tech companies is weak.
Supporting the White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge: Google’s approach for responsible energy growth
Source ID: pub-google-energy-pledge
Author / publisher: Google
Source type: corporate_statement
Date: 2026-03-04
Stored excerpt: We will pay our own way (and protect ratepayers).
St. Louis board allows data center near Armory to move forward with new rules
Source ID: fpc-ee47f06289
Author / publisher: stlpr.org
Source type: news_report
Date: 2026-07-30
Who carries peak demand?
Source ID: 2097163634086490480
Author / publisher: Mark Cuban
Source type: X
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: I’m pretty sure this mentions that the DC takes the hit and rolls back at peaks
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097163634086490480
What Can Community Benefits Agreements Learn from Allied Policies? Lessons from a Systematic Literature Review
Source ID: academic-ganning-review
Author / publisher: Joanna P. Ganning
Source type: journal-article
Document status: Journal article; abstract reviewed
Date: 2024-06-05
Original: https://doi.org/10.1177/08854122241256388
Frederick Digital Campus
Source ID: agreement-frederick
Author / publisher: Frederick Digital Campus / Catellus
Source type: Agreements
Document status: First submission; county explicitly says unexecuted/unaccepted
Original: https://publicinput.com/Customer/File/Full/9677a14c-975e-49cf-8540-5881218995cc
Meaning of transparency
Source ID: reddit:t1_p8quvrp
Author / publisher: u/1000thusername · r/massachusetts
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-09
Stored excerpt: Is there any info about the requirements for “transparency”? It seems like that clause has zero teeth. Banning NDAs and obfuscating applications under LLCs and such seems like some very pointed and necessary specifics.
Advancing responsible water use at our data centers
Source ID: pub-google-water
Author / publisher: Google
Source type: corporate_statement
Original: https://www.datacenters.google/water/
Mount Pleasant deal with Microsoft will include no public financial incentives, under agreement
Source ID: fpc-19dc9f3d3e
Author / publisher: wpr.org
Source type: news_report
Date: 2023-11-13
Price around capacity and costs
Source ID: 2097162528585384140
Author / publisher: Mark Cuban
Source type: X
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: No. It should be priced around MW and costs, along with the cost of dismantling the location of it doesn’t work
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097162528585384140
How British Columbia is using a Community Benefits Agreement to implement progressive social and employment objectives in its construction industry
Source ID: academic-calvert-bc
Author / publisher: John Calvert
Source type: journal-article
Document status: Journal article; abstract reviewed
Date: 2026-05-10
Original: https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsag005
Metrobloks Liberty
Source ID: agreement-liberty-cba
Author / publisher: libertymo.api.civicclerk.com
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Approved; public counterpart unsigned
Original: https://libertymo.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetAttachmentFile(fileId=4937)
Scope of cumulative thresholds
Source ID: reddit:t1_p8qg1xl
Author / publisher: u/bullwinkle8088 · r/massachusetts
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-09
Stored excerpt: For the target of this order, AI Datacenters, building smaller is not a feasible option. They are building large as that is what they require. With the cumulative order if you are not careful you could get things you did not intend, like say movie theater chains. 25MW is a stretch for them, but that is just a random example from a hat. Many companies have a server room at each location, but they add up.
Amazon Supports Responsible Data Center Development
Source ID: pub-amazon-responsible-development
Author / publisher: Amazon
Source type: corporate_statement
Date: 2026-08-11
Original: https://press.aboutamazon.com/2026/8/amazon-supports-responsible-data-center-development
QTS Withdraws Supreme Court Appeal, Ending Proposed Digital Gateway Data Center Project
Source ID: fpc-fea0ac5ab7
Author / publisher: potomaclocal.com
Source type: news_report
Date: 2026-07-03
Changing security obligations
Source ID: 2097594604447318024
Author / publisher: SandhuJonathan
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-09
Stored excerpt: So the security must resize automatically, survive bankruptcy and transfer, and trigger reopening when those states change.
Original: https://x.com/SandhuJonathan/status/2097594604447318024
Local Governments Can Make Data Center Development Better
Source ID: doc-remaining-10
Author / publisher: Julia Edinger / Government Technology
Source type: reported-article
Document status: Reported article
Date: 2026-03-03
Palliser Grid
Source ID: agreement-palliser-cba
Author / publisher: www.vulcancounty.ab.ca
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Discussion draft, PDF pages 33–35
Original: https://www.vulcancounty.ab.ca/document/6505/
Comparable industrial demand
Source ID: reddit:t1_p8q1t85
Author / publisher: u/DomonicTortetti · r/massachusetts
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-09
Stored excerpt: If this was actually about the stated concerns, wouldn’t you also make the same order for similarly sized industrial projects that use similar amounts of electricity (steel mill, car factory, etc). The one saving grace here I guess is 25mW is a pretty large amount of electrical demand, so this shouldn’t kill smaller projects (like towns building small data centers to improve emergency response times, like in Cambridge).
How Meta’s Data Centers Support American Energy, Jobs, the Environment, and Local Communities
Source ID: pub-meta-community
Author / publisher: Meta
Source type: corporate_statement
Date: 2026-03-04
Microsoft data centers will use up to 8.4M gallons of water each year, records show
Source ID: fpc-63660aba8e
Author / publisher: wpr.org
Source type: news_report
Date: 2025-09-17
Original: https://www.wpr.org/news/microsoft-data-centers-8-million-gallons-water-each-year
Closure funding
Source ID: 2097523475283931586
Author / publisher: mcuban
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-09
Stored excerpt: Exactly why the suggestions include determining the cost of closure before any agreement is signed. Then requiring up front commitment to cover that cost
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097523475283931586
From promise to practice: What makes community benefits agreements enforceable?
Source ID: academic-chun-enforcement
Author / publisher: Jungwoo Chun; Sanjana Paul; Kahlen Wheaton; Lucy Atkinson; Elise Echarte; Lawrence Susskind
Source type: journal-article
Document status: Journal article; abstract reviewed
Date: 2026-08
Original: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2026.104843
Google Cedar Rapids
Source ID: agreement-cedar-google
Author / publisher: www.economicdevelopmentcr.com
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Approved; public execution version, signatures pending review
Agreement publication and cumulative demand
Source ID: reddit:t1_p8q1d10
Author / publisher: u/Ryan_e3p · r/massachusetts
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-09
Stored excerpt: Prohibiting NDAs is a good step, but the next step should be completely open posting of agreements on town/state websites so people don't have to file FOIA requests to get the info. Another step to take is to not just say that individual data center projects with demand exceeding 25MW needs to demonstrate they are in compliance, but companies themselves based off the cumulative energy pulled from all data centers in the state.
Advancing Water Stewardship in Our Data Center Communities
Source ID: pub-meta-water
Author / publisher: Meta
Source type: corporate_statement
Date: 2025-12-17
Original: https://about.fb.com/news/2025/12/advancing-water-stewardship-in-metas-data-center-communities/
Mecklenburg budget bottom line: ‘Doing so great’
Source ID: mecklenburg-dividend
Author / publisher: sovanow.com
Source type: news_report
Date: 2025-04-09
Original: https://www.sovanow.com/articles/mecklenburg-budget-bottom-line-doing-so-great/
Earlier industry closures
Source ID: 2097518417993400698
Author / publisher: GovParti
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-09
Stored excerpt: The pattern is abrupt load loss, stranded infrastructure, and slow reuse.
Original: https://x.com/GovParti/status/2097518417993400698
How We Found Eight Data Center Community Benefit Agreements and Why It Matters
Source ID: doc-fas-search
Author / publisher: Kate Garman Burns and Stephen Badea / FAS
Source type: research-collection-method-note
Document status: Research collection note
Date: 2026-08-11
Original: https://fas.org/publication/data-center-community-benefit-agreements/
QTS Cedar Rapids
Source ID: agreement-cedar-qts
Author / publisher: www.economicdevelopmentcr.com
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Original 2025 version; later restatement must be read
Limits to compensation
Source ID: reddit:t1_p78zn7q
Author / publisher: u/BRICH999 · r/NoStupidQuestions
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-01
Stored excerpt: How much would you want for compensation for not having access to water? If i gave you a new paved road would you give up all access to water? If they built a hospital would you be ok with your electricity bill spiking by an unknown amount but at least 30% in the first year? If i made a sidewalk can I rev my truck out front of your house all day and night 365 days per year? See where this falls apart?
Stargate Community
Source ID: pub-openai-stargate-community
Author / publisher: OpenAI
Source type: corporate_statement
Date: 2026-01-20
Stored excerpt: Funding the incremental generation and grid upgrades our load requires
Original: https://openai.com/index/stargate-community/
Briefing 08/12/2026
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2026-08-12
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2026-08-12
Original: https://datacenterwatch.substack.com/p/briefing-08122026
Compliance records
Source ID: 2097517231340941575
Author / publisher: Secondmindsys
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-09
Stored excerpt: Communities should be able to see what happened after these agreements were signed.
Original: https://x.com/Secondmindsys/status/2097517231340941575
Community Benefits Agreements and Local Government: A Review of Recent Evidence
Source ID: academic-wolf-powers-local-government
Author / publisher: Laura Wolf-Powers
Source type: journal-article
Document status: Journal article; abstract reviewed
Date: 2010
Original: https://doi.org/10.1080/01944360903490923
Beale Data Center
Source ID: agreement-desoto-development
Author / publisher: www.desotoks.us
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Final redacted copy; signatures pending review
Negotiated public facilities
Source ID: reddit:t3_1w4o0em
Author / publisher: u/EveryDifference3393 · r/NoStupidQuestions
Source type: social-post
Date: 2026-09-01
Stored excerpt: like, they can build and they'll be green lit, if, they build a hospital, if they pave the roads, if they give funding to make cities more walkable, if they pay enough to eliminate certain taxes, they build a water treatment plant, and they build their own power plant, as well as contribute green energy to the grid.
Covering electricity price increases from our data centers
Source ID: pub-anthropic-electricity
Author / publisher: Anthropic
Source type: corporate_statement
Date: 2026-02-11
Stored excerpt: Cover grid infrastructure costs
Original: https://www.anthropic.com/news/covering-electricity-price-increases
Briefing 07/13/2026
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2026-07-13
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2026-07-13
Original: https://datacenterwatch.substack.com/p/briefing-07132026
Local advisory capacity
Source ID: 2097465004261802371
Author / publisher: EdisonGPT
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: I have worked in the TX electric industry for over 20 years.
Original: https://x.com/EdisonGPT/status/2097465004261802371
Contracting communities: Conceptualizing Community Benefits Agreements to improve citizen involvement in urban development projects
Source ID: academic-contracting-communities
Author / publisher: Leonie B Janssen-Jansen; Menno van der Veen
Source type: journal-article
Document status: Journal article; abstract reviewed
Date: 2016-09-28
Original: https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X16664730
Meta Beaver Dam
Source ID: agreement-beaver-dam
Author / publisher: City of Beaver Dam; public copy hosted by Wisconsin Public Radio
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Signed agreement, December 9, 2024
Original: https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Beaver-Dam-TIF-agreement.pdf
Authorized versus paid incentives
Source ID: reddit:t3_1w4l76d
Author / publisher: u/Public_Finance_Guy · r/Utah
Source type: social-post
Date: 2026-09-01
Stored excerpt: Authorized is a different category than paid. 86 contracts were signed and never issued. Of the 237 the state reports on, 166 sit under 25% of their cap, meaning a lot of these deals don't end up paying out the full reimbursement. Why that is, I don't know. Utah publishes that data in 25-point buckets, so there is no public figure for how many dollars any individual company has actually received.
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Utah/comments/1w4l76d/utah_has_authorized_26_billion_in_business_tax/
Commitment to Communities
Source ID: pub-qts-community
Author / publisher: QTS Data Centers
Source type: corporate_statement
Original: https://qtsdatacenters.com/commitments/
Briefing 03/27/2026
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2026-03-27
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2026-03-27
Original: https://www.datacenterwatch.org/newsletter/pwtb5jh5cf7emexbr41h0ym29ywax0
Local operating independence
Source ID: 2097452104633946493
Author / publisher: SandhuJonathan
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: Can local operators maintain, repair and reconfigure the capability without vendor permission?
Original: https://x.com/SandhuJonathan/status/2097452104633946493
COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENTS: LESSONS FROM NEW HAVEN
Source ID: academic-new-haven-lessons
Author / publisher: Louise Simmons; Stephanie Luce
Source type: journal-article
Document status: Journal article; abstract reviewed
Date: 2009-02-10
Original: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-4580.2008.01221.x
NTT Itasca CH3
Source ID: agreement-itasca-ch3
Author / publisher: www.itasca.com
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Public packet; signatures and final approval pending
Original: https://www.itasca.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/11672?fileID=13996
Competition across jurisdictions
Source ID: reddit:t1_p76xd82
Author / publisher: u/Stags304 · r/WestVirginia
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-01
Stored excerpt: Sounds like a chicken and egg situation. The article says it’s time to roll back business incentives and lists surrounding states that did so. Perhaps data centers are booming here because of the decisions of other states? If we stop the incentives what stops them from moving on to another state? Maybe the best of both worlds is still be favorable but try to get a bit more from them.
Our Approach to Responsible Growth
Source ID: pub-vantage-responsible-growth
Author / publisher: Vantage Data Centers
Source type: corporate_statement
Date: 2026-03-26
Original: https://blog.vantage-dc.com/2026/03/26/our-approach-to-responsible-growth/
Briefing 03/13/2026
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2026-03-13
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2026-03-13
Original: https://www.datacenterwatch.org/newsletter/briefing-03132026
Local use after operator exit
Source ID: 2097451868687663158
Author / publisher: SandhuJonathan
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: Can essential local workloads still run if the operator disappears tomorrow?
Original: https://x.com/SandhuJonathan/status/2097451868687663158
Expert Insights on Best Practices for Community Benefits Agreements
Source ID: doc-sabin-report-mirror
Author / publisher: Matthew Eisenson and Romany M. Webb / Sabin Center
Source type: expert-interview-report
Document status: Research report
Date: 2023-09
Original: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sabin_climate_change/206/
Project Vanderbilt
Source ID: agreement-eagan-vanderbilt
Author / publisher: eagan.granicus.com
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Public packet; blank date, execution unverified
Original: https://eagan.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?clip_id=2621&meta_id=149972&view_id=8
Notice before development
Source ID: reddit:t1_p4qtqpr
Author / publisher: u/benuski · r/Virginia
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-08-20
Stored excerpt: They should at least know about it, know what it is going to be, know what benefits the county and its residents may receive, and have a chance to be heard.
Built for data. Grounded in community.
Source ID: pub-prime-community
Author / publisher: Prime Data Centers
Source type: corporate_statement
Original: https://primedatacenters.com/community-commitment/
Briefing 02/20/2026
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2026-02-20
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2026-02-20
Original: https://datacenterwatch.substack.com/p/briefing-02202026
Actual water use
Source ID: 2097374278148653430
Author / publisher: devansky_jon
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: Towns should add a hard cap on gallons actually used, metered, with cuts required in a drought.
Original: https://x.com/devansky_jon/status/2097374278148653430
Data Center Municipal Resource Hub
Source ID: doc-njeda-hub
Author / publisher: New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Source type: government-resource-hub
Document status: Resource hub
Original: https://www.njeda.gov/datacenterta/
Project Blue
Source ID: agreement-pima-moa
Author / publisher: pima.legistar.com
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Approved; public copy county signature blank
Original: https://pima.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=15028222&GUID=0971B1C5-6857-4D43-B80D-3EDE758CEFB1
Data location and coastal siting
Source ID: reddit:t1_p4gjzya
Author / publisher: u/nikulmmadhu · r/AskTheWorld
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-08-18
Stored excerpt: personally i want to see more data centers because i want our data to stay inside the country. they also create jobs and improve the infrastructure around them as well as the surrounding supply chain but they should be built near the sea and use treated seawater for cooling with solar energy as their main energy source
Our U.S. community principles
Source ID: pub-equinix-community-principles
Author / publisher: Equinix
Source type: corporate_statement
Original: https://equinixtogether.com/community-principles/
Briefing 02/06/2026
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2026-02-06
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2026-02-06
Original: https://datacenterwatch.substack.com/p/briefing-02062026
Drafting specificity
Source ID: 2097373836601700516
Author / publisher: devansky_jon
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: Towns need numbers handed to them, not just the principles. Its not productive for each town to spend time arguing 500 feet versus 1,000.
Original: https://x.com/devansky_jon/status/2097373836601700516
General Guidance
Source ID: doc-linked-01
Author / publisher: New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Source type: government-guidance
Document status: Municipal guidance
Original: https://www.njeda.gov/datacentergeneralguidance/
Frye Road Data Center
Source ID: agreement-chandler-frye
Author / publisher: public.destinyhosted.com
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Proposed agenda copy with blank signatures
Demand uncertainty and timing
Source ID: reddit:t1_p4giqr1
Author / publisher: u/frog_admirer · r/AskTheWorld
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-08-18
Stored excerpt: I accept that we need some infrastructure for it and that it will be part of life going forward but I want to proceed slowly and cautiously.
Digital Realty Publishes 2025 Impact Report, Highlighting Sustainability Progress
Source ID: pub-digital-realty-impact
Author / publisher: Digital Realty
Source type: corporate_statement
Date: 2026-05-27
Briefing 01/16/2026
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2026-01-16
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2026-01-16
Original: https://datacenterwatch.substack.com/p/briefing-01162026
Moratorium timing
Source ID: 2097372864479465493
Author / publisher: devansky_jon
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: My township started its clock in March. This should be considered, so everything you stated gets included.
Original: https://x.com/devansky_jon/status/2097372864479465493
Model CBAs and Community Benefits Ordinances as Tools for Negotiating Equitable Development: Three Critical Cases
Source ID: academic-belongie-models
Author / publisher: Nicholas Belongie; Robert Mark Silverman
Source type: journal-article
Document status: Journal article; full-text sections reviewed
Date: 2018-06-01
Original: https://doi.org/10.1080/10705422.2018.1476427
Peanut Data Center
Source ID: agreement-chesterfield-peanut
Author / publisher: www.chesterfield.gov
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Government copy; handwritten date/signatures pending
Original: https://www.chesterfield.gov/DocumentCenter/View/48235/Peanut-Tax-Rate-and-Water-Agreement-PDF
Compute demand and new supply
Source ID: reddit:t1_p4gb171
Author / publisher: u/mustachechap · r/AskTheWorld
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-08-18
Stored excerpt: Absolutely. The world runs on compute and has been running on compute for a couple of decades now, but we severely underestimated how much 'supply' of compute we will need in the future. I see this as being analogous to when there was a big oil boom, so we really need to lean into building more data centers (and nuclear energy) so we are equipped and prepared for the world ahead.
Oracle AI Infrastructure in 2026 and Our Commitment to Local Communities
Source ID: pub-oracle-community-2026
Author / publisher: Oracle
Source type: corporate_statement
Date: 2026-01-26
Stored excerpt: Oracle is committed to paying our own way on energy
Briefing 12/19/2025
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2025-12-19
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2025-12-19
Original: https://datacenterwatch.substack.com/p/briefing-12192025
Generator use on hot days
Source ID: 2097371517898158546
Author / publisher: devansky_jon
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: The grid is stressed on hot summer days, and utilities ask data centers to respond by starting emergency generators.
Original: https://x.com/devansky_jon/status/2097371517898158546
What Do Community Benefits Agreements Deliver? Evidence From Los Angeles
Source ID: academic-marantz-delivery
Author / publisher: Nicholas J. Marantz
Source type: journal-article
Document status: Journal article; accepted manuscript
Date: 2015
Original: https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2015.1092093
Air Data Center
Source ID: agreement-chesterfield-air
Author / publisher: Chesterfield County
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Signed agreement, June 30, 2025
Farmland and siting alternatives
Source ID: reddit:t1_p4gaiuq
Author / publisher: u/-Laffi- · r/AskTheWorld
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-08-18
Stored excerpt: On the other hand, if they did find a spot for a data center close by to Stavanger or overall in Rogaland, I am sure they could have made it so it wouldn't bother neighbours. There is alot of space really, just don't tear down farms or bother people with the noise it makes.
Frontline Framework Community Guiding Principles
Source ID: pub-naacp-frontline-principles
Author / publisher: NAACP
Source type: community_statement
Date: 2025-09-04
Original: https://naacp.org/resources/frontline-framework-community-guiding-principles
Briefing 12/05/2025
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2025-12-05
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2025-12-05
Original: https://datacenterwatch.substack.com/p/briefing-12052025
Entitlements and timing
Source ID: 2097363366956187977
Author / publisher: devansky_jon
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: One cluster beat the new ordinance by ten days. The other site was already entitled. Adoption timing is a key failure mode.
Original: https://x.com/devansky_jon/status/2097363366956187977
Common Challenges in Negotiating Community Benefits Agreements and How to Avoid Them
Source ID: doc-linked-04
Author / publisher: Partnership for Working Families
Source type: advocacy-report
Document status: Practitioner report
Date: 2016-01
Sky Data Center
Source ID: agreement-chesterfield-sky
Author / publisher: Chesterfield County
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Signed agreement, June 30, 2025
Fiscal scenarios across phases
Source ID: reddit:t1_p2lnnhc
Author / publisher: u/Immeticulous · r/datacenter
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-08-09
Stored excerpt: Full phased load number is what is advertised everywhere as you see but there is a clear ramp up schedule. When I run numbers it really starts with the CapX estimate. When you’re talking in billions it starts to look fake honestly. So I just ran multiple scenarios with tax abatements, without, year 1-7, etc.
Statement of LIUNA General President Brent Booker on Responsible Data Center Development
Source ID: pub-liuna-responsible-development
Author / publisher: Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)
Source type: labor_statement
Date: 2026-08-25
Briefing 11/21/2025
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2025-11-21
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2025-11-21
Original: https://datacenterwatch.substack.com/p/briefing-11212025
Oregon resource route
Source ID: 2097325918213869603
Author / publisher: DesignClimate
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: Check out resources assembled by the Oregon Data Center Advisory Committee.
Original: https://x.com/DesignClimate/status/2097325918213869603
Community Benefits Agreements
Source ID: doc-linked-02
Author / publisher: PowerSwitch Action
Source type: advocacy-policy-toolkit
Document status: Advocacy toolkit
Original: https://www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/community-benefits-agreements
Proctors Creek Water Reuse Study
Source ID: agreement-chesterfield-effluent
Author / publisher: Chesterfield County
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Signed study agreement, December 19, 2025
Demand assumptions and economic reports
Source ID: reddit:t1_p1i164g
Author / publisher: u/ms_ashes · r/wisconsin
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-08-03
Stored excerpt: Studies also assume continued growth in demand for data centers, and that's not necessarily a safe assumption, as most current data center demand is being driven by LLM AI, which is being supported by some pretty unsafe investment strategies.
Resolution 7: We Want Good Jobs Today and Tomorrow
Source ID: pub-aflcio-data-center-jobs
Author / publisher: AFL-CIO
Source type: labor_statement
Date: 2026-06-09
Original: https://aflcio.org/resolutions/resolution-7-we-want-good-jobs-today-and-tomorrow
Briefing 10/24/2025
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2025-10-24
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2025-10-24
Original: https://datacenterwatch.substack.com/p/briefing-10242025
Rapid power-load changes
Source ID: 2097322022556856722
Author / publisher: DesignClimate
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: Require DC to buffer its load to manage fault ride thru, training and inference load flux.
Original: https://x.com/DesignClimate/status/2097322022556856722
Community Benefits Agreements Database
Source ID: doc-sabin-database
Author / publisher: Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Source type: document-database
Document status: Source database
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/content/community-benefits-agreements-database
Stratos AI Campus
Source ID: agreement-stratos-mda
Author / publisher: www.midaut.org
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Approved in substantial form; MIDA says draft unsigned
Original: https://www.midaut.org/s/MDA-Stratos-Development-Agreement-23April2026.pdf
Cooling and indirect water demand
Source ID: reddit:t1_p1fn9l8
Author / publisher: u/ms_ashes · r/wisconsin
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-08-03
Stored excerpt: Closed loop cooling still uses water, just about 70% less. The antifreeze chemicals are added to the water. Closed-loop systems also use more electricity than evaporative cooling set-ups, which is the other issue. Depending on how the power is generated, there can be an increase in water use by the power plants used to generate the power.
Piedmont Environmental Council Launches Virginians for a Smarter Digital Future
Source ID: pub-pec-smarter-digital
Author / publisher: The Piedmont Environmental Council
Source type: community_statement
Date: 2025-08-18
Briefing 04/17/2025
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2025-04-17
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2025-04-17
Original: https://www.datacenterwatch.org/newsletter/czuuq89s840knvh3mjgznsoo0bxrhr
Frequency ranges
Source ID: 2097163893797978196
Author / publisher: JusDayDa
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: the tight frequency bandwidths above should be wider (nothing is as exact as a single Hz)
Original: https://x.com/JusDayDa/status/2097163893797978196
Local Benefit Mechanisms
Source ID: doc-remaining-23
Author / publisher: U.S. Department of Energy / WINDExchange
Source type: government-benefits-database
Document status: Source database
Original: https://windexchange.energy.gov/projects/community-benefit-agreements
Sentinel NC-1
Source ID: agreement-durham-sentinel
Author / publisher: durhamcounty.granicus.com
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Historical draft; blank execution fields
Original: https://durhamcounty.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?clip_id=704&meta_id=36386&view_id=3
Phased load and fiscal estimates
Source ID: reddit:t1_p18hy5o
Author / publisher: u/fbajo · r/datacenter
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-08-02
Stored excerpt: when a developer gives you a load number, is that day one or the full phased nameplate? on the ops side those are usually years apart, and phase two tends to be contingent on things that were never in the proposal.. how do you size the jobs and tax math against that, or do you underwrite phase one and treat the rest as upside?
National Data Center Moratorium Now!
Source ID: pub-food-water-moratorium-letter
Author / publisher: Food & Water Watch and organizational signatories
Source type: community_statement
Date: 2025-12-08
Original: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/Org-Letter_-National-Data-Center-Moratorium
Briefing 04/10/2025
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2025-04-10
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2025-04-10
Original: https://www.datacenterwatch.org/newsletter/briefing-04102025
Reported moratorium experience
Source ID: 2097163686175535301
Author / publisher: Henrietta494805
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: City Council agreed to 18-month moratorium, but I don’t think possible benefits are being considered.
Original: https://x.com/Henrietta494805/status/2097163686175535301
Community Benefits Agreements: A New Local Government Tool or Another Variation on the Exactions Theme?
Source ID: academic-been-local-government
Author / publisher: Vicki Been
Source type: law-review-article
Document status: Law review article
Date: 2010
Original: https://lawreview.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/77-1-Vicki%20Been-CommunityBenefitsAgreements.pdf
SSDC1 Sulphur Springs
Source ID: agreement-sulphur-ssdc1
Author / publisher: assets.comptroller.texas.gov
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Registry reports effective May 9 2025; scan review pending
Original: https://assets.comptroller.texas.gov/dat/ch380/0011738/0011738-Sulphur%20Springs.pdf
District heat and reused water
Source ID: reddit:t1_p10nujh
Author / publisher: u/OctopusMugs · r/datacenter
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-08-01
Stored excerpt: Have any developers come with an approach to develop the data center campus with district heating to surrounding the campus to make use of waste heat? On campus water recycling or district reused water?
The Data Center Dividend: How America’s AI Infrastructure Is Paying Off for Working Families
Source ID: american-edge-dividend
Author / publisher: American Edge Project
Source type: advocacy_commentary
Date: 2026-06-12
Briefing 04/03/2025
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2025-04-03
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2025-04-03
Original: https://www.datacenterwatch.org/newsletter/u2hem0d3zeqgwk8t1r302p5gl2dtgp
Resident cost exposure
Source ID: 2097162410905804866
Author / publisher: whoknows197563
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: the core issue is cost shifting and stranded costs with long term obligations on residents and utility capacity.
Original: https://x.com/whoknows197563/status/2097162410905804866
The Cloud Next Door: Investigating the Environmental and Socioeconomic Strain of Datacenters on Local Communities
Source ID: academic-cloud-next-door
Author / publisher: Wacuka M Ngata; Noman Bashir; Michelle Westerlaken; Laurent Liote; Yasra Chandio; Elsa Olivetti
Source type: conference-work-in-progress-paper
Document status: Conference work in progress
Date: 2025-07-21
Original: https://doi.org/10.1145/3715335.3736324
Microsoft Quincy Water Reuse
Source ID: agreement-quincy-microsoft
Author / publisher: quincy.civicweb.net
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Redline including addenda; clean signed copy needed
Jurisdiction-specific permitting
Source ID: reddit:t1_p0zwywt
Author / publisher: u/Agenda-Wire · r/datacenter
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-08-01
Stored excerpt: The municipality piece usually turns on the local zoning code, so there may not be a general answer. I’d first check whether the node is classified as accessory telecom equipment, data processing, or a separate utility or communications use. Then look for special-use permit, site-plan amendment, screening, generator, noise, and electrical-service requirements. What city is the site in, and what is the parcel’s zoning district? Those details would identify the permitted-use table, accessory-use section, and any planning or board agenda that controls. Without the jurisdiction and zoning, a confident yes or no would be guesswork.
AEP Ohio and Data Center Companies Announce Additional Bill Assistance Funding
Source ID: aep-ohio-bill-assistance-2026
Author / publisher: AEP Ohio
Source type: corporate_statement
Document status: Publisher reports contributions; household payments not verified
Date: 2026-08-18
Original: https://www.aepohio.com/company/news/view?releaseID=12181
Briefing 03/27/2025
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2025-03-27
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2025-03-27
Original: https://www.datacenterwatch.org/newsletter/qg3zkco4q8lgdx3gmuwwh4gkb2ikxf
Annual credits and cleanup trust
Source ID: 2097162118244204557
Author / publisher: JusDayDa
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: cleanup after 20yr (if any)… this can be held in a trust account not touched by either party
Original: https://x.com/JusDayDa/status/2097162118244204557
Understanding the Drivers of Rising Electricity Rates and the Role of Data Centers
Source ID: pub-dcc-e3-electricity
Author / publisher: Energy and Environmental Economics (E3); funded by Data Center Coalition
Source type: industry_analysis
Date: May 2026
Gotspace Groton
Source ID: agreement-groton-gotspace
Author / publisher: agendasuite.org
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Public draft in bundle; later minutes discuss prior signed agreement
Original: https://agendasuite.org/iip/groton/file/getfile/50835
Testing negotiating assumptions
Source ID: reddit:t1_p0wfaf2
Author / publisher: u/MaximumSeats · r/datacenter
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-31
Stored excerpt: How forthcoming did you find different developers on providing incentives to the community, vice wanting some for themselves? It seems to me like in the gold rush for power, land, and a willing community that a city could basically ask for anything from a Data Center and they would hand it over for the opportunity to build, but I don't know if that tracks with reality.
QTS Launches $1 Billion Global Water Stewardship Pledge
Source ID: qts-global-water-2026
Author / publisher: QTS
Source type: corporate_statement
Document status: Global pledge; announced, performance not verified
Date: 2026-09-09
Original: https://q.com/news/qts-launches-1-billion-global-water-stewardship-pledge/
Briefing 03/06/2025
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2025-03-06
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2025-03-06
Original: https://www.datacenterwatch.org/newsletter/blog-post-title-four-wt7sw
Household services
Source ID: 2097160679270551885
Author / publisher: WillLewis_1976
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: they need to sign a contract that gives every home in the town FREE internet
Original: https://x.com/WillLewis_1976/status/2097160679270551885
Economic contributions of U.S. data centers, 2023-2024
Source ID: pub-dcc-economic-contributions
Author / publisher: Data Center Coalition / PwC
Source type: industry_analysis
Date: May 2026
Original: https://www.centerofyourdigitalworld.org/2026-impact-study
Gotspace Wallingford
Source ID: agreement-wallingford-gotspace
Author / publisher: www.wallingfordct.gov
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Public draft; signed version/current status needed
Original: https://www.wallingfordct.gov/minutes-and-agendas/DownloadFile.aspx?FileID=7920
Speculative developer evaluation
Source ID: reddit:t1_p0twemu
Author / publisher: u/Immeticulous · r/datacenter
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-31
Stored excerpt: Some had a known end user already lined up, while others were pursuing a speculative approach and planned to market the project later. A big part of my evaluation was understanding how much risk remained. If a developer didn't yet have an end user, I wanted to understand their track record, partners, financing strategy, and overall ability to execute. And yes, the risk of a project never materializing was absolutely part of the evaluation process.
QTS to Invest $250 Million in Texas Water Infrastructure and Stewardship Over the Next Decade
Source ID: qts-texas-water-2026
Author / publisher: QTS
Source type: corporate_statement
Document status: Texas pledge; part of global initiative, not additive
Date: 2026-08-31
Briefing 02/27/2025
Source ID: dcw-briefing-2025-02-27
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_briefing
Date: Edition 2025-02-27
Original: https://www.datacenterwatch.org/newsletter/1tb41cqde2x9ksm6c5656x98mg0tza
Demand decline
Source ID: 2097159967484641546
Author / publisher: richgiunta
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: what happens to them all if the AI bubble bursts or simply becomes more efficient requiring less pwr?
Original: https://x.com/richgiunta/status/2097159967484641546
Key Considerations for Data Center Development
Source ID: pub-bpc-considerations
Author / publisher: Bipartisan Policy Center
Source type: think_tank_report
Date: 2026-07-29
Original: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/key-considerations-for-data-center-development/
NE Edge Waterford
Source ID: agreement-waterford-needge
Author / publisher: www.waterfordct.gov
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Historical official scan; assignment and alleged termination need checking
Developer and end-user risk
Source ID: reddit:t1_p0tufhh
Author / publisher: u/mikeydean03 · r/datacenter
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-31
Stored excerpt: What differences do you see between proposal from actual hyperscalers compared to datacenter developers, and do local governments prioritize hyperscalers over developers? Also, knowing that a developer doesn’t have the necessary balance sheet to fund all of the improvements to infrastructure and energy expenses without selling to a hyperscaler, are county-level planning teams considering the risks associated with developers’ projects failing to materialize?
Water Supply Principles for Data Center Development
Source ID: trc-water-supply-principles-2026
Author / publisher: TRC Companies
Source type: professional_guidance
Document status: Engineering consultancy guidance
Date: 2026-09-10
Stored excerpt: demand under normal, peak, and emergency conditions
Original: https://www.trccompanies.com/insights/water-supply-principles-for-data-center-development/
Campus expansion
Source ID: 2097159452310806679
Author / publisher: Zetta55Byte
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: A town must negotiate for the future load, not the first building.
Original: https://x.com/Zetta55Byte/status/2097159452310806679
Powering Progress: How Community Benefits Agreements Can Drive Responsible Data Center Development
Source ID: pub-wri-cba-2026
Author / publisher: World Resources Institute
Source type: think_tank_report
Date: 2026-09-08
Original: https://www.wri.org/technical-perspectives/community-benefits-agreements-data-centers
AC Trumbull
Source ID: agreement-trumbull-ac
Author / publisher: www.trumbull-ct.gov
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Authorization verified in minutes; counterpart review pending
Original: https://www.trumbull-ct.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/ArchivedMinutes/_10062025-3091
Site evaluation experience
Source ID: reddit:t3_1vbjidk
Author / publisher: u/Immeticulous · r/datacenter
Source type: social-post
Date: 2026-07-31
Stored excerpt: I work in county-level economic development. Over the past few years, have evaluated data center sites, developers, and proposals as they were presented to my communities. My experience is on the front end of the process: site readiness, utilities, due diligence, local government coordination, incentives, infrastructure considerations, and helping determine whether a project is a good fit for the community. I’ve got projects to the finish line (with no luck) projects that didn't, and plenty of proposals that never made it past the evaluation stage.
Financial guarantee and tenant identity
Source ID: 2097156122427723845
Author / publisher: mcuban
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: A well-known tenant's name on a press release is not a guarantee. Name the guarantor, verify its financial condition, and require it to sign.
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097156122427723845
From Energy Use to Air Quality, the Many Ways Data Centers Affect US Communities
Source ID: pub-wri-community-impacts
Author / publisher: World Resources Institute
Source type: think_tank_report
Date: 2026-02-17
Original: https://www.wri.org/insights/us-data-center-growth-impacts
628 Western Avenue
Source ID: agreement-acton-s106
Author / publisher: www.london.gov.uk
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Government-hosted counterpart set; date/effectiveness review pending
Cumulative grid effects
Source ID: reddit:t1_p05yu2u
Author / publisher: u/cavanags · r/BurlingtonON
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-27
Stored excerpt: I have no specific concerns with this one 20 MW Burlington data center. The issue will more likely be in aggregate as more and larger data centres show up.
Taxes and other public payments
Source ID: 2097156119353299353
Author / publisher: mcuban
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: ordinary taxes; reimbursement of project-caused costs; financial security for future obligations; and additional negotiated benefits.
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097156119353299353
Lightening the Load: Scaling Clean Solutions for Data Centers and Communities
Source ID: pub-rmi-lightening-load
Author / publisher: RMI / Young, Gifted & Green
Source type: think_tank_report
Date: October 2025 (report cover)
Original: https://rmi.org/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2025/11/rmi-lightening-the-load.pdf
Manor Farm, Poyle Road
Source ID: agreement-slough-s106
Author / publisher: www.slough.gov.uk
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Official scanned agreement; extraction pending
Original: https://www.slough.gov.uk/downloads/file/5580/id28-section-106-legal-agreement
Different computing densities
Source ID: reddit:t1_ozqtdiv
Author / publisher: u/Fortunato_NC · r/Georgia
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-25
Stored excerpt: I used to rent an entire 52U rack in a Peak 10 datacenter and they supplied me with two 20 amp 120V circuits for the entire rack. Compare that to a modern 8xB300 GPU based server that require three phase 415V power setups that would be the equivalent of pulling 125 amps of 120V (to be clear, no computer equipment exists that runs off 120V and pulls 125 amps continuously).
Electricity cost allocation
Source ID: 2097156116710818113
Author / publisher: mcuban
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: Who pays for infrastructure built to serve this project. Who pays if the project cancels, ramps slowly, or closes.
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097156116710818113
Tariffs For Large Load Customers
Source ID: pub-rmi-large-load-tariffs
Author / publisher: RMI
Source type: think_tank_report
Date: Updated September 1, 2026
Original: https://affordability-toolkit.rmi.org/policies/tariffs-for-large-load-customers
CRG Festus
Source ID: agreement-festus-infra
Author / publisher: festusmo.gov
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Posted ordinance and agreement; signature/date review pending
Original: https://festusmo.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2397
Fiber infrastructure outside existing hubs
Source ID: reddit:t1_ozbiwgy
Author / publisher: u/CharmingIncompetence · r/BurlingtonON
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-23
Stored excerpt: This is what I have been saying why don't we get these companies to build data centers in developing communities or away from established infrastructure to force them to invest and build infrastructure. Lay Fibre etc. It's not like they need the job market to get local techs etc. Like no one wants to live next door to these things, but being able to use it as a necessary evil to get high speed internet across the country is a win.
Demand response mechanism
Source ID: 2097156114362114482
Author / publisher: mcuban
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: Any demand-reduction commitment must specify the mechanism: computing stops, batteries discharge, or generators start. Those are three different outcomes for the neighborhood.
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097156114362114482
Extracting Profits from the Public: How Utility Ratepayers Are Paying for Big Tech’s Power
Source ID: pub-harvard-utility-costs
Author / publisher: Harvard Law School Environmental and Energy Law Program
Source type: university_report
Date: 2025-03-05
Meta DeKalb
Source ID: agreement-dekalb-water
Author / publisher: www.cityofdekalb.com
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Approval recorded; original agreement and counterpart review pending; repeat fetch redirect loop, retrieval pending
Original: https://www.cityofdekalb.com/DocumentCenter/View/11931/16-Res-20-120
Continuous versus intermittent noise
Source ID: reddit:t1_ozbgu0u
Author / publisher: u/CharmingIncompetence · r/BurlingtonON
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-23
Stored excerpt: I think the key difference between a datacenter noise output vs a highway is the eb and flow of traffic meaning there will be louder, there will be quieter times, same with industry operating on a worker schedule. An AI data center is 24/7 including the middle of the night. This is a completely different level of constant sound vs a highway and typical industry.
Verification before remedies
Source ID: 2097156112575283479
Author / publisher: mcuban
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: A monitoring alert should trigger prompt verification and a required response.
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097156112575283479
Turning Data Center Revenues into Affordable Homes
Source ID: pub-urban-housing-revenues
Author / publisher: Urban Institute
Source type: think_tank_analysis
Date: 2025-10-27
Original: https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/turning-data-center-revenues-affordable-homes
Goldin DeKalb
Source ID: agreement-dekalb-goldin
Author / publisher: www.cityofdekalb.com
Source type: Agreements
Document status: Signed amendment; adopted July 22, 2024
Distribution versus transmission charges
Source ID: reddit:t1_oyqnm6f
Author / publisher: u/FutureProg · r/BurlingtonON
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-20
Stored excerpt: Under the Ontario Energy Board’s Distribution System Code, if a local distributor such as Burlington Hydro must expand or reinforce its system to connect a customer, it must run an economic evaluation (DSC s. 3.2.1; Appendix B). The customer’s capital contribution equals the present-value shortfall between expansion costs and forecast distribution revenue (s. 3.2.4). The Offer to Connect must disclose any contribution and any expansion deposit (ss. 3.2.8–3.2.9, 3.2.20–3.2.23). That is how Ontario law requires a connecting load to make the distribution system whole. Transmission network costs and generation-adequacy costs are separate provincial frameworks.
Water metering
Source ID: 2097156110121566501
Author / publisher: mcuban
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: Require separate metering of major uses including cooling, independent verification of the water balance, published usage reports, and retained raw data for audit.
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097156110121566501
Data Center Subsidies Surge as States Lose Billions
Source ID: pub-good-jobs-first-subsidies
Author / publisher: Good Jobs First
Source type: think_tank_report
Date: 2026-06-12
Original: https://goodjobsfirst.org/data-center-subsidies-surge-as-states-lose-billions/
Microsoft Goodyear
Source ID: agreement-goodyear-microsoft
Author / publisher: public.destinyhosted.com
Source type: Agreements
Document status: The city agenda includes Resolution 2023-2323 for a fourth amendment. The full executed amendment chain still needs review.
Latency and site location
Source ID: reddit:t1_oypeti1
Author / publisher: u/irsyacton · r/BurlingtonON
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-20
Stored excerpt: There are limits to the latency acceptable between locations, and between different service providers. Latency goes up with distance. That’s why datacenters are typically within city limits. (I say this having deep experience with the issues that too much distance can cause). Not saying that all datacenters need to be close to people and peers, but just pointing out why they may choose to build in populated areas. Also, datacenters need access to the existing data cables and rights of way.
Scope of site review
Source ID: 2097156107986718922
Author / publisher: mcuban
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: Study the complete build-out — future phases, cooling equipment, generators, substations, transmission connections, water infrastructure — not the first building.
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097156107986718922
Responsible Data Center Development: The Role of State and Local Decision-Makers
Source ID: pub-nrdc-development-roles
Author / publisher: Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Source type: environmental_report
Date: March 2026
Original: https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/Data_Centers_FS_26-03-B_03_locked.pdf
Project Stonebridge
Source ID: agreement-fort-meade
Author / publisher: npr.brightspotcdn.com
Source type: Agreements
Document status: This source is the Florida commerce secretary’s April 15, 2026 letter, not the development agreement. Later permit outcomes have not been verified.
Original: https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/c1/05/48b3f71a4de98d2aa86e5dede270/fort-meade-data-center-4-15-26.pdf
Notice and resident input
Source ID: reddit:t1_oyoj4id
Author / publisher: u/RowRowForCouncil · r/BurlingtonON
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-20
Stored excerpt: A one year moratorium on any project that bills itself as a data center is a major mistake in my personal opinion. I think instead we need legislation designed to give residents more heads up, and more input to these projects as they become more prominent.
Independent review
Source ID: 2097156105537245361
Author / publisher: mcuban
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: The town selects the advisers, directs their work, and receives their conclusions. The developer funds the review and has no say in its findings.
Original: https://x.com/mcuban/status/2097156105537245361
Drained by Data: The Cumulative Impact of Data Centers on Regional Water Stress
Source ID: pub-ceres-water-stress
Author / publisher: Ceres
Source type: research_report
Date: September 2025
Original: https://www.ceres.org/download/5369abdc-dab9-49e3-9d65-9e76ebbfa74b
QTS Digital Gateway North
Source ID: agreement-prince-william
Author / publisher: www.pwcva.gov
Source type: Agreements
Document status: The packet includes proposed proffers and revisions. The county confirms that the rezoning approvals are void; these should not be treated as active project protections.
Original: https://www.pwcva.gov/assets/2023-12/REZ2022-00032%20Proffers%20Packet%2020231210.pdf
Alternative land uses
Source ID: reddit:t1_oynt564
Author / publisher: u/AlternativeTimes · r/BurlingtonON
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-20
Stored excerpt: The last conversation for me is around land use. We only have so much land, is putting a building that nobody physically uses or is really employed by, the best decision for a piece of land? What else could be built here? How many other applicants to build here would really be interested? There are a few big restaurants in this section, they don't seem super busy, it's not a very diserable location. I don't think the city should blindly accept offers from tech overlords.
Comparable public metrics
Source ID: 2097118473767817627
Author / publisher: JennInquisitive
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: I'd like to see public reporting on standardized metrics across all of them.
Original: https://x.com/JennInquisitive/status/2097118473767817627
State & Regional Interventions
Source ID: pub-ai-now-state-toolkit
Author / publisher: AI Now Institute
Source type: think_tank_report
Original: https://datacenters.ainowinstitute.org/state/
Community Benefits Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-77
Author / publisher: 737 4th Avenue LLC; Fourth Avenue 731 LLC; Fifth Avenue Committee and partner community organizations
Source type: community-benefits-agreement
Document status: Blank execution day
Backup power and grid support
Source ID: reddit:t1_oymwwsa
Author / publisher: u/dbegbie124 · r/BurlingtonON
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-20
Stored excerpt: Battery storage would not be used to back feed the grid. It would only be used to ensure uptime of the building to a point where generators would kick in. I am Not against this btw. Just pointing out the document as a means of trying to address NIBYism. There are lots of Data centra already as everything typed, shared, bank transaction email and post (even this one) are sent through these buildings. It is with the rise of AI they are getting a bad reputation especially if they are water cooled.
Template analogy
Source ID: 2097112142344519896
Author / publisher: AndreaBee00722
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: Large healthcare systems and GPOs have Master agreement/templates for medical devices, supplies and other purchased services.
Original: https://x.com/AndreaBee00722/status/2097112142344519896
City of Bessemer, AL: QTS (confirmed July 2026)
Source ID: directory-us-al-bessemer-2025
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-al-bessemer-2025.html
Community Benefits Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-51
Author / publisher: California High-Speed Rail Authority; State Building and Construction Trades Council; signatory craft councils and unions
Source type: labor-and-community-benefits-agreement
Document status: Execution unverified
Reported neighbor observations
Source ID: reddit:t1_ov4gder
Author / publisher: u/fractal_sunny · r/garland
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-02
Stored excerpt: I live right across the street and have enjoyed seeing the trees and the cows. I don't want a data center, apartments or businesses. I don't even want houses. And the data centers around the corner are a little worrisome but i don't hear them, they don't create a lot of traffic, i haven't seen issues with water pressure and no one is growing a third eye yet.
Decommissioning security
Source ID: 2097109762873930225
Author / publisher: AIQuanting
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: id fight hardest for a decommissioning bond, escrowed up front. wind and solar siting deals have carried them for years.
Original: https://x.com/AIQuanting/status/2097109762873930225
City of Goodyear, AZ: Microsoft
Source ID: directory-us-az-goodyear-2023
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-az-goodyear-2023.html
Stipulation: New England Clean Energy Connect
Source ID: doc-remaining-47
Author / publisher: Central Maine Power and signatory parties in Maine PUC Docket 2017-00232
Source type: regulatory-stipulation
Document status: Stipulation; later disposition unverified
Date: 2019-02-21
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/NECEC%20Stipulation.pdf
School network operations
Source ID: reddit:t1_ov3j9fd
Author / publisher: u/Tehgreatbrownie · r/garland
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-02
Stored excerpt: So I actually work in the current NOC building for GISD. We do not use AI generally and it is not for AI. It is strictly the network and server infrastructure needed for the schools to operate. All GISD internet traffic passes through that building. As well as any non-cloud hosted online services for students. If AI data centers do get built in Garland, it won’t be that.
Cooling requirements
Source ID: 2097104136898773503
Author / publisher: RPisdoingitlive
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: This contract should contain explicit standards for liquid cooling.
Original: https://x.com/RPisdoingitlive/status/2097104136898773503
Pima County, AZ: Beale Infrastructure, through Humphrey's Peak Properties LLC and Bobcat B1 LLC
Source ID: directory-us-az-pima-county-2025
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-az-pima-county-2025.html
Host Community Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-79
Author / publisher: City of Boston and MedMen Boston, LLC
Source type: host-community-agreement
Document status: Historical agreement; current legal status unverified
Date: 2019-02-07
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Boston%20and%20MedMen%20HCA.pdf
Water-meter comparisons
Source ID: reddit:t1_ov132xz
Author / publisher: u/HedrickForGarland · r/garland
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-02
Stored excerpt: The data centers we have are using closed loop cooling systems which don’t use evaporative cooling, and therefore don’t have high water usage. The irrigation meters they have use more water to irrigate the required landscaping that we mandate per code than their operations. Some residential users actually use more water than the data centers whenever they fill up their pools. The datacenters only have about 10 employees which use water to wash their hands and flush toilets with no showers.
Minimum grid purchases
Source ID: 2097078532526498046
Author / publisher: daringjacob007
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: Why not require them to produce their own power to minimize grid impacts?
Original: https://x.com/daringjacob007/status/2097078532526498046
City of Fort Meade, FL: Fort Meade, LLC (Delaware), doing business as Fort Meade DC, LLC, c/o Stonebridge Associates, Inc., Bethesda MD; landowners Florida Ecopark LLC and Polk Industrial Park LLC (developer under contract to buy); Bohler Places LLC filed the 2025 rezoning
Source ID: directory-us-fl-fort-meade-2026
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-fl-fort-meade-2026.html
Host Community Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-67
Author / publisher: City of Chicago and Bally's Chicago Operating Company, LLC
Source type: host-community-agreement
Document status: Execution copy; current status unverified
Alternative uses of the land
Source ID: reddit:t1_ov0ynk5
Author / publisher: u/rickyroca73 · r/garland
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-02
Stored excerpt: That said. I wish those tracts of land were being used for something else like additional housing or businesses with more employees. I’m hoping the farm doesn’t sell completely out to a DC but dayum the offers have to be enormous.
Load-based terms
Source ID: 2097072806127116333
Author / publisher: mmmclennan
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: the clauses that matter in a dc contract are curtailment commitments in megawatts, interconnection queue priority, and water draw limits.
Original: https://x.com/mmmclennan/status/2097072806127116333
City of Cedar Rapids, IA: Google
Source ID: directory-us-ia-cedar-rapids-google-2024
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-ia-cedar-rapids-google-2024.html
Ordinance Approving a Community Host Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-55
Author / publisher: City of Moline and Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC
Source type: ordinance-and-host-agreement
Document status: Ordinance with agreement; execution unverified
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/City%20of%20Moline%20HCA.pdf
Uncertainty about a neighborhood project
Source ID: reddit:t1_ov0qahv
Author / publisher: u/lafy-tafy · r/garland
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-07-02
Stored excerpt: My concerns are mostly from not knowing what to expect. Part of this is also from a special non-residential zone that differs from the Natatorium next door. Voted for it and I’d vote for it again. Whatever GISD needs.
Infrastructure and waste heat
Source ID: 2097068010032726232
Author / publisher: Online_Garbage
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: upgrades to the local electrical infrastructure, help provide funds for nuclear power plants, noise barriers, reuse of water, no subsidies
Original: https://x.com/Online_Garbage/status/2097068010032726232
City of Cedar Rapids, IA: QTS
Source ID: directory-us-ia-cedar-rapids-qts-2025
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-ia-cedar-rapids-qts-2025.html
Community Benefits Agreement: Castle Wind Morro Bay Offshore Wind Farm Project
Source ID: doc-linked-18
Author / publisher: City of Morro Bay and Castle Wind LLC
Source type: community-benefits-agreement
Document status: Execution unverified
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/08.%20Morro%20Bay%20Executed.pdf
Build timing and conditions
Source ID: reddit:t1_ot79823
Author / publisher: u/mischiefs_maker · r/wisconsin
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-06-22
Stored excerpt: Once the hype is died down, if they are still needed, they can abide by the regulations for better noise proofing/heat management, pay the increased electricity costs and/or fund green energy production, and make whatever profit they can at that point. If it's truly that ubiquitous and necessary, then they should have no problem building these out.
Local journalism
Source ID: 2097063348793680209
Author / publisher: stevenwaldman
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: money to support local journalism (both holding the data centers accountable and improving life for residents generally).
Original: https://x.com/stevenwaldman/status/2097063348793680209
City of Council Bluffs, IA: Google
Source ID: directory-us-ia-council-bluffs-2022
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-ia-council-bluffs-2022.html
Development Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-87
Author / publisher: City of New Haven and Yale-New Haven Hospital, Inc.
Source type: development-agreement
Document status: Historical development agreement
Date: 2006-06-06
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Yale-New%20Haven%20Hospital.pdf
State and local interests
Source ID: reddit:t1_ot6rl14
Author / publisher: u/AssiduousLayabout · r/wisconsin
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-06-22
Stored excerpt: It's an interesting idea, but at the same time there can be conflicts of interest, if they are state employees and the best interests of the state as a whole do not align with the best interests of the particular town.
Disclosure and early departure
Source ID: 2097059365425447365
Author / publisher: AlignmentMythAI
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: First item of business would be to kill all NDA’s once land is controlled.
Original: https://x.com/AlignmentMythAI/status/2097059365425447365
Richland Parish, LA: Meta
Source ID: directory-us-la-richland-parish-2025
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-la-richland-parish-2025.html
Resort Casino Host Community Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-68
Author / publisher: City of Richmond and RVA Entertainment Holdings, LLC
Source type: host-community-agreement
Document status: 2021 form; blank execution date
Demand after an investment downturn
Source ID: reddit:t1_ot6quef
Author / publisher: u/AssiduousLayabout · r/wisconsin
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-06-22
Stored excerpt: A bubble bursting isn't really going to change the need for data centers, in the same way the dot-com bubble bursting didn't change the need for high speed internet. AI as a whole won't go away even if certain companies are highly overvalued right now.
Definition and thresholds
Source ID: 2097049445846426111
Author / publisher: CurtisCarson50
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: What is a “data center”? What is the magic threshold? What if I call it something else?
Original: https://x.com/CurtisCarson50/status/2097049445846426111
City of St. Louis, MO: Contour, TeraWatt, THO Investments, Steadfast City, ARCO (Armory Innovation District team; David Lambiaso is the permit holder)
Source ID: directory-us-mo-st-louis-2026
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-mo-st-louis-2026.html
Community Benefits Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-53
Author / publisher: City of Salem and Footprint Power Salem Harbor entities
Source type: community-benefits-agreement
Document status: Execution unverified
Date: 2014-12-16
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Salem%20Harbor.pdf
Shared negotiating expertise
Source ID: reddit:t3_1ucthyg
Author / publisher: u/Civic_Media · r/wisconsin
Source type: social-post
Date: 2026-06-22
Stored excerpt: State Senator Kelda Roys has proposed a statewide negotiating team — shared experts who level the playing field so any Wisconsin town, big or small, can land a deal that actually works for the people who live there. It's Kelda's idea — but we want to know what you think.
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/comments/1ucthyg/should_wisconsin_have_a_data_center_negotiating/
Waste heat
Source ID: 2097048144110297508
Author / publisher: LilyEricksonMN
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: You need to actually address heat pollution.
Original: https://x.com/LilyEricksonMN/status/2097048144110297508
City of New Albany, OH: Meta
Source ID: directory-us-oh-new-albany-2025
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-oh-new-albany-2025.html
City of Salem & Salem Wind Terminal LLC Community Benefits Agreement
Source ID: doc-linked-21
Author / publisher: City of Salem and Salem Wind Terminal, LLC
Source type: community-benefits-agreement
Document status: Execution unverified
Date: 2024-02-21
Geography of electricity cost comparisons
Source ID: reddit:t1_opy9s57
Author / publisher: u/das_war_ein_Befehl · r/illinois
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-06-05
Stored excerpt: And the chart can’t say what you think it says. Grids are not isolated to each state, they go across multiple states. If load growth in one state bid up prices only in that state, sure, you’d expect a clean diagonal. But that’s not how the cost flows. A data center in Virginia raises the capacity price across all of PJM, so the cost lands on Ohio, Maryland, Illinois, not just Virginia. A state-by-state plot smears the effect off the high-growth dot and onto a dozen neighbors that don’t share its x-position.
Clause organization
Source ID: 2097044042672386261
Author / publisher: ArtificialUnAI
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: Index benefits to MW energized, not jobs. Claw back every PILOT if water/power/noise fail. Bond decommissioning at close. Ban NDAs on the CBA itself.
Original: https://x.com/ArtificialUnAI/status/2097044042672386261
City of Lancaster, PA: CoreWeave (initial tenant, Building 1)
Source ID: directory-us-pa-lancaster-2025
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-pa-lancaster-2025.html
Armory Innovation Data Center Project: Summary of CBA Provisions
Source ID: doc-stl-document-2
Author / publisher: City of St. Louis
Source type: proposed-cba-terms-summary
Document status: Future CBA term summary
Original: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/mayor/documents/upload/CBA-provisions.pdf
Capacity and equipment lead times
Source ID: reddit:t1_opy3u2v
Author / publisher: u/das_war_ein_Befehl · r/illinois
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-06-05
Stored excerpt: Data centers increase costs because the U.S. had flat electricity consumption for 20 years and the grid had little slack capacity. When you add a large power consumer it then bids up the price for everyone else. And the machinery/equipment needed to build out more capacity takes years to wait/manufacture.
Permits versus contracts
Source ID: 2097037728093294629
Author / publisher: Gomo8
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: They need permits, not contracts. They aren't public- private partnerships.
Original: https://x.com/Gomo8/status/2097037728093294629
City of Abilene, TX: Oracle and OpenAI (Stargate); Crusoe builds and operates the campus
Source ID: directory-us-tx-abilene-2025
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-tx-abilene-2025.html
Armory Innovation Data Center Project: Summary of Conditional Use Provisions
Source ID: doc-stl-document-1
Author / publisher: City of St. Louis
Source type: government-permit-conditions-summary
Document status: City summary; operative permit not supplied
Large customers and infrastructure revenue
Source ID: reddit:t1_opxkmia
Author / publisher: u/Varnu · r/illinois
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-06-05
Stored excerpt: Power suppliers love having a customer who is doing constant and significant spending. That means they can add infrastructure and supply without having to increase rates--and infrastructure and distribution is often where most of the cost of our bill comes from.
Siting and rate proceedings
Source ID: 2097033707844522007
Author / publisher: whoknows197563
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: The Commission declined to decide that in the siting case, saying cost allocation belonged in a rate proceeding.
Original: https://x.com/whoknows197563/status/2097033707844522007
Loudoun County, VA: Sycolin Rd Assemblage LLC
Source ID: directory-us-va-loudoun-county-2025
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-va-loudoun-county-2025.html
Marlton Square Redevelopment Project Developer Community Benefits Program
Source ID: doc-remaining-84
Author / publisher: Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles; developer; named community coalition
Source type: community-benefits-program
Document status: Program text; execution unverified
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Marlton%20Square%20CBA.pdf
Conditional support
Source ID: reddit:t1_op5p5r0
Author / publisher: u/c3rbutt · r/BeaverCounty
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-06-01
Stored excerpt: If they can * Guarantee no tax incentives for Switch * Guarantee contributions by Switch to energy grid maintenance costs * Guarantee contributions by Switch to water infrastructure maintenance costs * Guarantee noise level limits with enforceable penalties that actually hurt Then this could be a big win for the county.
Shared agreement corpus
Source ID: 2097019925378277446
Author / publisher: RafieFaruq
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: Crowdsourcing the corpus is what actually fixes that, the AI is almost the easy bit.
Original: https://x.com/RafieFaruq/status/2097019925378277446
Prince William County, VA: QTS
Source ID: directory-us-va-prince-william-2023
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-va-prince-william-2023.html
North Hollywood Mixed-Use Redevelopment Project Community Benefits Program
Source ID: doc-remaining-85
Author / publisher: Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles; SL NO HO LLC; Valley Jobs Coalition
Source type: community-benefits-program
Document status: Program text; execution unverified
Primary agreement route
Source ID: reddit:t1_ooffszp
Author / publisher: u/Low_Low9667 · r/ElPaso
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-05-28
Stored excerpt: https://www.elpasotexas.gov/data-centers/ The agreement specifies that the city cannot unilaterally dismiss it. They have to go through arbitration.
Public versus private contracting
Source ID: 2097018036138234225
Author / publisher: jumbojd
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-09-07
Stored excerpt: why would a data center building on private land need a contract with a government entity?
Original: https://x.com/jumbojd/status/2097018036138234225
Village of Mount Pleasant, WI: Microsoft
Source ID: directory-us-wi-mount-pleasant-2023
Author / publisher: Future Pickleball Court
Source type: public_case_directory
Document status: Public case record
Original: https://futurepickleballcourt.com/deals/us-wi-mount-pleasant-2023.html
Second Amendment to Host Community Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-60
Author / publisher: County of DeKalb and Waste Management of Illinois, Inc.
Source type: host-community-agreement-amendment
Document status: Amendment only; base not reviewed
Date: 2017-05-17
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/DeKalb%202017.pdf
Costs after permit termination
Source ID: reddit:t1_ohp1i5e
Author / publisher: u/garbageprimate · r/StLouis
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-04-22
Stored excerpt: and if they get shut down, what happens with all the costs associated with increased water/electricity infrastructure that would be built to support hyperscale data centers? it's a high possibility these costs are then passed down to average citizens in a major way. i suppose you can say another developer might want to move in to replace those kicked out, but it would seem they might be wary (given the city kicked out the previous tenant) and have some leverage in negotiating in that kind of case.
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1srzqt7/data_center_terms/ohp1i5e/
What happens to a community when a datacenter is done right?
Source ID: 2099199229176791452
Author / publisher: Microsoft
Source type: corporate_statement
Document status: Company account; outcomes attributed to Microsoft
Date: 2026-09-13
Stored excerpt: Twenty years later, you can see the impact.
Original: https://x.com/BradSmi/status/2099199229176791452
Project Blue FAQ
Source ID: fpc-4400c863a4
Author / publisher: Pima County
Source type: government_source_directory
Original: https://www.pima.gov/3552/Project-Blue-FAQ
Community Benefits Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-66
Author / publisher: Erie County; Erie County Stadium Corporation; Buffalo Bills; Bills Stadium and Events Company
Source type: community-benefits-agreement
Document status: Execution version; compliance unverified
Date: 2023-03-29
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Buffalo%20Bills.pdf
Timing of rate discussions
Source ID: reddit:t1_ohnut5x
Author / publisher: u/mrbmi513 · r/StLouis
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-04-22
Stored excerpt: The water rake hikes were discussed separately from the data center proposal as a way to pay for infrastructure improvements; just bad timing to have that discussion the same day the data center is approved. If anything, officials are saying the larger use customers will benefit everyone at the moment by (generally) contributing a ton more to said infrastructure improvements for all that needed to happen anyway.
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1srzqt7/data_center_terms/ohnut5x/
The Financial Impact of Data Centers
Source ID: fpc-8295e806e4
Author / publisher: City of New Albany
Source type: government_source_directory
Original: https://datacenters.newalbanyohio.org/city-finances/
Community Benefits Program: Kingsbridge National Ice Center
Source ID: doc-remaining-72
Author / publisher: Kingsbridge National Ice Center developer and community coalition
Source type: community-benefits-program-attachment
Document status: Execution draft attachment
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Kingsbridge%20Armory.pdf
Unknown operating load
Source ID: reddit:t1_ohm2djd
Author / publisher: u/bboru84 · r/StLouis
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-04-22
Stored excerpt: What is the known impact to the electrical grid? If the site cannot rely on generators, does Ameren currently have capacity to support their kW consumption? Because it's going to be a shell, do we even know what kW potential it's being built/designed to support?
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1srzqt7/data_center_terms/ohm2djd/
Tax Abatements
Source ID: fpc-e28df53dfc
Author / publisher: City of Abilene
Source type: government_source_directory
Original: https://abilenetx.gov/2476/Tax-Abatements
Community Benefits Agreement: LAX Master Plan Program
Source ID: doc-linked-23
Author / publisher: Los Angeles World Airports and the LAX Coalition
Source type: community-benefits-agreement
Document status: Attachment; execution unverified
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/LAX_CBA_Final.pdf
Project conditions and general ordinances
Source ID: reddit:t1_ohlslzv
Author / publisher: u/62Bricks · r/StLouis
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-04-22
Stored excerpt: This is a one-off deal. The city needs ordinances that put all of these requirements on all proposed data centers
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1srzqt7/data_center_terms/ohlslzv/
HB466 / Act 434: West Feliciana Parish tax rebates
Source ID: louisiana-434
Author / publisher: Louisiana Legislature
Source type: legislation
Document status: Signed; effective January 1, 2027
Date: 2026-05-29
Original: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=250291
Report of Parties and Participants on Mediation
Source ID: doc-linked-13
Author / publisher: Maui Electric; Hawaii Consumer Advocate; Kahana Solar; West Maui Preservation Association
Source type: settlement-agreement
Document status: Settlement exhibit; current status unverified
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Maui%20Settlement%20Agreement.pdf
Capacity to enforce audits
Source ID: reddit:t1_ohkmt9n
Author / publisher: u/julieannie · r/StLouis
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-04-22
Stored excerpt: No, considering many other projects and CIDs are not audited regularly or when they are audited and fail they declare they don't have the manpower to enforce them, no I don't believe we'll hold them accountable.
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1srzqt7/data_center_terms/ohkmt9n/
Fort Meade LLC: Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption
Source ID: fpc-05f9c2fcac
Author / publisher: Polk County
Source type: public_document
Document status: Ordinance agenda copy
Date: 2025-10-24
Original: https://polkcountyfl.legistar1.com/polkcountyfl/attachments/ac02059f-2c47-47c8-bede-7d33fab30048.pdf
Capital Improvement Replacement Program Community Benefits Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-61
Author / publisher: Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District and signatory community organizations
Source type: community-benefits-agreement
Document status: Execution unverified
Date: 2013-12-04
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Metro%20St%20Louis%20Sewer.pdf
Correction and remaining uncertainty
Source ID: reddit:t1_ohkaarz
Author / publisher: u/Every-Improvement-28 · r/StLouis
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-04-22
Stored excerpt: No, you’re right, I interpreted it wrong. But the “will help keep the rates down” implication is BS. They will raise the rates as planned for the infrastructure improvements, today - which is significant - and I have no faith that even after the rate hike gain, the revenue gain from the data center water usage will ward off more increases. The revenue not be enough to account for the cost the strain the data center puts on the infrastructure - and it will come right back to us.
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1srzqt7/data_center_terms/ohkaarz/
QTS amended agreement: December 2 City Council agenda
Source ID: fpc-594499ed9b
Author / publisher: City of Cedar Rapids
Source type: public_document
Document status: Agenda, item 6
Date: 2025-12-02
Original: https://cms8.revize.com/revize/cedarrapids/Council_Meetings/2025/2025-12-02_Agenda.pdf
Agreement Between Cable Companies and Fishermen
Source ID: doc-remaining-48
Author / publisher: MFS Globenet; AT&T; Global West Network; signatory fishermen and fishing associations
Source type: sector-agreement
Document status: Agreement with amendments; current status unverified
Date: 2002-01-30
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Cable%20Companies%20Agreement.pdf
Request for rate evidence
Source ID: reddit:t1_ohjah7d
Author / publisher: u/DeathCheata · r/StLouis
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-04-21
Stored excerpt: Do you have a link to where they used the data center as justification? I would find it kinda weird if they used the data center as a justification since just a month ago the head of the water division was specifically talking about how large water use customers like data centers would help them keep rates down https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/st-louis-built-its-water-system-for-a-million-people-fewer-than-300000-are-left-to-pay-for-it/63-45912cef-5972-4df5-ad53-b99f5672c45f
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1srzqt7/data_center_terms/ohjah7d/
High Quality Jobs Program: Iowa Administrative Code, Chapter 68
Source ID: fpc-1f5a77dcc9
Author / publisher: Iowa Legislature
Source type: public_document
Document status: Administrative rules
Original: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/chapter/01-07-2026.261.68.pdf
Community Benefit Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-41
Author / publisher: Monhegan Plantation; Monhegan Plantation Power District; Maine Aqua Ventus 1 GP; University of Maine System
Source type: community-benefit-agreement
Document status: Blank execution date
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Monhegan%20-%20Aqua%20Ventus.pdf
Job shortfall penalties
Source ID: reddit:t1_ohiunzc
Author / publisher: u/raziphel · r/StLouis
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-04-21
Stored excerpt: $200k per unfilled job under the total, not 2k, unless the 2k is biweekly, otherwise they'll just pay the fine. Direct hire local people, not contractors.
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1srzqt7/data_center_terms/ohiunzc/
Order U-37425: Entergy generation and transmission resources
Source ID: fpc-f31f0d705f
Author / publisher: Louisiana Public Service Commission
Source type: public_document
Document status: Commission order
Date: 2025-08-20
Original: https://lpscpubvalence.lpsc.louisiana.gov/portal/PSC/ViewFile?fileId=nDWn/juc2+A%3D
Community Benefits Agreement Template
Source ID: doc-linked-29
Author / publisher: NAACP
Source type: agreement-template
Document status: Template
Permit remedies and exit planning
Source ID: reddit:t1_ohii9cp
Author / publisher: u/AlexOnTheBus · r/StLouis
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-04-21
Stored excerpt: There are financial penalties if they don't. The City can also terminate the occupancy permit if they don't. They also have to provide an exit strategy to remediate the space if the data center becomes vacant.
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1srzqt7/data_center_terms/ohii9cp/
Armory Innovation Data Center: Project Conditions, Components and Benefits
Source ID: fpc-0aef22a8d8
Author / publisher: City of St. Louis
Source type: public_document
Document status: City project detail sheet
Community Benefits Agreement
Source ID: doc-linked-22
Author / publisher: New Flyer of America; Greater Birmingham Ministries; Jobs to Move America
Source type: community-benefits-agreement
Document status: Execution unverified
Date: 2022-05-24
Local hiring and employment terms
Source ID: reddit:t1_ofaf9th
Author / publisher: u/cwm13 · r/LittleRock
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-04-10
Stored excerpt: Are there any guarantees that the construction jobs will definitely go to firms in Arkansas with Arkansas employees? Are the permanent datacenter staff guaranteed to be full-time benefits eligible employees or are they going to be contract-only employees?
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/LittleRock/comments/1sh2qh9/data_center_request_for_public_comment/ofaf9th/
AEP Ohio Schedule DCT: Data Center Tariff
Source ID: fpc-6cf83cc51c
Author / publisher: AEP Ohio
Source type: public_document
Document status: Compliance filing
Date: 2025-07-11
Original: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/modified-tariff-data-centers.pdf
Community Benefits Agreement
Source ID: doc-njeda-template
Author / publisher: New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Source type: agreement-template
Document status: Template
Original: https://www.njeda.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Community-Benefits-Agreement_Draft-Template.pdf
Fiber connections and demand
Source ID: reddit:t1_o095wp5
Author / publisher: u/infinitewindow · r/Chattanooga
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-01-18
Stored excerpt: Without fiber links, data centers won’t land clients; without potential clients, fiber won’t be laid Something has to change here before the kind of data center most people have in their heads can have a chance here
Tax Incentive Review Council Report 2025
Source ID: fpc-d39e549389
Author / publisher: Franklin County Auditor
Source type: public_document
Document status: Annual report
Original: https://gis.franklincountyohio.gov/Assets/Documents/TIRCreports/2025-TIRC-Report.pdf
Template Community Benefits Agreement
Source ID: doc-linked-28
Author / publisher: Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Source type: agreement-template
Document status: Template
Date: 2024-11-04
Reuse of a publicly owned building
Source ID: reddit:t1_o0558on
Author / publisher: u/MoreLikeWestfailia · r/Chattanooga
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-01-17
Stored excerpt: Having someone paying rent to Hamilton County for the thing and picking up the tab for improvements is better than taxpayers footing the bill to maintain an empty building.
July 15, 2025 Board of Supervisors Action Report
Source ID: fpc-c90264441b
Author / publisher: Loudoun County
Source type: public_document
Document status: Board action report
Date: 2025-07-17
Original: https://loudoun.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=89&clip_id=7984&meta_id=266940
Good Neighbor Agreement
Source ID: doc-linked-27
Author / publisher: Stillwater Mining Company; Northern Plains Resource Council; Cottonwood Resource Council; Stillwater Protective Association
Source type: good-neighbor-agreement
Document status: Amended text; current compliance unverified
Date: 2023-10-03
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/FinalCopy_GNA_2023-10-03.pdf
Specific project information
Source ID: reddit:t1_o054yyk
Author / publisher: u/Realistic-Point-9530 · r/Chattanooga
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-01-17
Stored excerpt: I think this is right, and I think it’s why it’d be good if we could get more specific factual information around this plan sooner rather than later. The ambiguity in the original presentation lends itself to interpretation based on track record and what we’ve seen in other parts of the country with Oracle and the local issues with Jimmy White rather than having the info needed to understand more concretely, the vision this project has to tangibly benefit our community.
Prince William Digital Gateway: Court of Appeals opinion
Source ID: fpc-bf99e65d40
Author / publisher: Court of Appeals of Virginia
Source type: public_document
Document status: Published opinion
Date: 2026-03-31
Original: https://www.vacourts.gov/static/opinions/opncavwp/1584254.pdf
Host Community Agreement between the Town of Arkwright and Cassadaga Wind LLC
Source ID: doc-remaining-35
Author / publisher: Town of Arkwright and Cassadaga Wind LLC
Source type: host-community-agreement
Document status: Execution unverified
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/11.%20Town%20of%20Arkwright.pdf
Different financing instruments
Source ID: reddit:t1_o04qnyc
Author / publisher: u/MoreLikeWestfailia · r/Chattanooga
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-01-17
Stored excerpt: That document only covers projects under the PILOT program, which exempts companies from some property taxes in exchange for investment in the area. I haven't seen any reports that the Jailhouse Studios project is PILOT-eligible. It's hard to see how it could be, since they will be leasing the property from Hamilton County, and as far as I know, the county doesn't tax itself on its own buildings. Would be nonsensical, if you think about it.
Mount Pleasant Tax Incremental District No. 5: Annual Report
Source ID: fpc-9a6452125e
Author / publisher: Ehlers / Village of Mount Pleasant
Source type: public_document
Document status: Annual report
Date: 2025-11-10
Host Community Agreement
Source ID: doc-linked-10
Author / publisher: Town of Athens and Flint Mine Solar, LLC
Source type: host-community-agreement
Document status: Execution version; signatures unverified
Hardware jobs versus corporate offices
Source ID: reddit:t1_o04p6gs
Author / publisher: u/ProudCatDad83 · r/Chattanooga
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-01-17
Stored excerpt: If Oracle were to move more of their office operations to Chattanooga – think Account Managers and sales jobs for Oracle’s suite of cloud computing & networking products – that would bring hundreds of jobs in professional services. But that’s not what Weston Wamp & Urban Story Ventures claim to be doing here.
$64 billion of data center projects have been blocked or delayed amid local opposition
Source ID: dcw-report-2024-2025
Author / publisher: Data Center Watch / 10a Labs
Source type: research_firm_report
Document status: Public report
Date: Covers May 2024–March 2025
Original: https://www.datacenterwatch.org/report
Host Community Benefit Agreement
Source ID: doc-linked-14
Author / publisher: Town of Byron and Excelsior Energy Center, LLC
Source type: host-community-agreement
Document status: Execution date unclear
Disclosure for public assets
Source ID: reddit:t1_o04ji1r
Author / publisher: u/Realistic-Point-9530 · r/Chattanooga
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-01-17
Stored excerpt: The average salary and job creation number is the bare minimum of information needed for the public to engage in decision making over public assets, thanks for helping prove the point the information released on this project is significantly less than the amount of info released on other projects leveraging public assets in our county. 👍
H1180: Data Center Amendments
Source ID: bill-nc-h1180-2025-2026
Author / publisher: North Carolina General Assembly
Source type: legislative_proposal
Document status: Legislative proposal · First edition
Date: May 4, 2026
Original: https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H1180v1.pdf
Host Community Agreement
Source ID: doc-linked-11
Author / publisher: Town of Coxsackie and Flint Mine Solar, LLC
Source type: host-community-agreement
Document status: Execution unverified
Scale of the proposed facility
Source ID: reddit:t1_o04ehdo
Author / publisher: u/PastVeterinarian1097 · r/Chattanooga
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2026-01-17
Stored excerpt: It’s important to distinguish this project from the massive 'hyperscale' data centers you see in the news. This is essentially a high-powered computer lab; it fits within the existing building footprint and won't require new power grids or infrastructure. The 'data center' label is a bit of an overstatement to make the project sound more prestigious than it actually is.
Enact the Responsible Water Use by Data Centers Act
Source ID: bill-oh-sb378-136-introduced
Author / publisher: Ohio General Assembly
Source type: legislative_proposal
Document status: Legislative proposal · Introduced
Date: Ohio SB378 · Introduced March 16, 2026
Stored excerpt: Each permittee shall submit to the chief an annual report
Original: https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_136/legislation/sb378/00_IN/pdf/
Host Community Agreement Between Town of Halifax, Massachusetts and Green Earth Cannabis, Inc.
Source ID: doc-remaining-78
Author / publisher: Town of Halifax and Green Earth Cannabis, Inc.
Source type: host-community-agreement
Document status: 2021 form; current legal status unverified
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Green%20Earth%20Cannabis%20HCA.pdf
Comprehensive plan and annexation
Source ID: reddit:t1_nqjh9jx
Author / publisher: u/popmstr518 · r/madisonwi
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-11-24
Stored excerpt: Currently the Town of Vienna's Comprehensive Plan doesn't really allow for this type of development. (They would have to modify their plan) Hence the push to annex the project into Deforest. Deforest would love the tax base but a lot of people moved there for the rural flavor of the community .
"The Data Center Transparency Act"; enact
Source ID: bill-ga-sb421-2025-2026-introduced
Author / publisher: Georgia General Assembly
Source type: legislative_proposal
Document status: Legislative proposal · Introduced
Date: Georgia SB421 · Introduced January 22, 2026
Stored excerpt: information related to the electricity usage or water usage, either consumptive or nonconsumptive
Original: https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/240138
Host Community Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-43
Author / publisher: Town of Portsmouth and SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC
Source type: host-community-agreement
Document status: Blank execution date
Tax increment financing and utility works
Source ID: reddit:t1_nqd45dl
Author / publisher: u/Due-Zucchini-1566 · r/kansascity
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-11-23
Stored excerpt: Tac incremental financing is used towards utility improvements that we all benefit from and limit the obligation of the taxpayer to foot the bill for repairing and maintaining aging infrastructure. That piece gets lost in translation as the utility upgrades required are generally above and beyond the incremental financing offered. I'm not saying that these are good projects because the demand will result in increasing rates for everyone of all utilities as demand outstrips supply, but it's not free money given to developers. There's truly a community benefit being offered.
Data centers; rainwater harvesting systems.
Source ID: bill-va-sb521-2026-introduced
Author / publisher: Virginia General Assembly
Source type: legislative_proposal
Document status: Legislative proposal · Continued to 2027
Date: Virginia SB521 · Offered January 14, 2026
Stored excerpt: capture rainwater runoff from at least 30 percent of the total roof surface area
Original: https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1090663.PDF
Host Community Agreement for the South Ripley Solar Project
Source ID: doc-linked-12
Author / publisher: Town of Ripley and ConnectGen Chautauqua County LLC
Source type: host-community-agreement
Document status: Execution unverified
Date: 2021-12-30
Reported hearing experience
Source ID: reddit:t1_nps8lua
Author / publisher: u/IcyAcanthocephala870 · r/madisonwi
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-11-20
Stored excerpt: I went to the town meeting yesterday. Board president and board members seemed annoyed and bored by the people who went up to the mic and spoke up about their concerns and worries. My hopes are unfortunately low...
Executive Order 658: Responsible Data Center Development and Operations in Massachusetts
Source ID: ma-executive-order-658-2026
Author / publisher: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Source type: government_order
Document status: Executive order; further agency rules and protocols directed
Date: 2026-09-08
Stored excerpt: submitted a community benefits agreement with key stakeholders
Community Benefits Agreement between the Town of Waterloo and Seneca Meadows, Inc.
Source ID: doc-remaining-64
Author / publisher: Town of Waterloo and Seneca Meadows, Inc.
Source type: community-benefits-agreement
Document status: Historical agreement; current status unverified
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Town%20of%20Waterloo%20CBA.pdf
Existing industrial utilities
Source ID: reddit:t1_nprnd9e
Author / publisher: u/metengrinwi · r/wisconsin
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-11-20
Stored excerpt: Power and water infrastructure are another good reason to re-use existing empty factories—they will by definition already have industrial power and water facilities.
Papermill Redevelopment
Source ID: wisconsin-rapids-papermill-review
Author / publisher: City of Wisconsin Rapids
Source type: government_project_page
Document status: Project under review; potential CBA, not executed
Stored excerpt: If the project advances, this feedback will be used to shape conditional use permit conditions
Original: https://www.wirapids.gov/612/Papermill-Redevelopment
Host Community Agreement
Source ID: doc-linked-17
Author / publisher: Town of West Union and Eight Point Wind, LLC
Source type: host-community-agreement
Document status: Execution unverified
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Eight%20Point%20Wind%20LLC.pdf
Reuse of old factories
Source ID: reddit:t1_npqs382
Author / publisher: u/metengrinwi · r/wisconsin
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-11-19
Stored excerpt: Wisconsin could clear the way to make it cheaper and easier to redevelop vacant factories than to build new. That way everyone wins. The data center revenue comes to the state, an old eyesore is re-developed into something “useful” (to the extent that AI is useful), and no rural, farming, or natural sites are ruined. Example: the old Giddings & Lewis building here in Fond du Lac—just an ugly, empty eyesore.
Settlement Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-65
Author / publisher: Township of Howell and Resource Recycling, LLC
Source type: settlement-agreement
Document status: Settlement; current status unverified
Date: 2024-01-16
Different uses of computing
Source ID: reddit:t1_npqkch9
Author / publisher: u/NetSage · r/madisonwi
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-11-19
Stored excerpt: I don't think datacenters are inherently bad. Like we aren't going to back to a world without the internet and thus we'll continue to have datacenters. And a lot of really important research goes on in many datacenters and at super computers (which are basically parts of or a whole datacenter). But "AI" and its hype has just made it get out of hand. There are also green ways of doing this it's just not the most efficient or as profitable (largely because it's not subsidized by the public).
Community Benefits Agreement
Source ID: doc-linked-20
Author / publisher: Trailblazer CO2 Pipeline, LLC; Bold Education Fund; Bold Alliance
Source type: community-benefits-agreement
Document status: Execution unverified
Wetlands baseline
Source ID: reddit:t1_npqjyr0
Author / publisher: u/on-o-mat-o-pee-a · r/wisconsin
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-11-19
Stored excerpt: It will preserve 40 acres of wetlands, but use 1600 acres overall. Anyone know how many of those 1600 are currently wetlands? Is this "We're saving the 40 that are already wetlands" or is it "We're destroying 400 acres of wetlands but leaving a token corner in place"?
Third Amended and Restated Community Benefits Agreement (Vineyard Wind 1)
Source ID: doc-remaining-44
Author / publisher: Vineyard Wind LLC and Island Wind Inc.
Source type: amended-community-benefits-agreement
Document status: Restated version; compliance unverified
Date: 2022-01-01
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/VW1+CBA.pdf
Local levy constraints
Source ID: reddit:t1_npq2iic
Author / publisher: u/Level2intern · r/wisconsin
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-11-19
Stored excerpt: As far as upside for the community, I guess its more tax base with pretty low demand for services. Thats always been an important thing for communities, especially in wisconsin with levy limits. Adding assessed value to the levy without adding service demand is huge. Probably another niche government thing most folks aren't aware of, but this plays a huge role in the decision making of local officials regarding economic development. Local governments cannot increase their levy for operations unless they have growth from new construction. Not even a common sense increase for inflation.
Good Neighbor Agreement
Source ID: doc-remaining-42
Author / publisher: Vineyard Wind; Town and County of Nantucket; Maria Mitchell Association; Nantucket Preservation Trust
Source type: good-neighbor-agreement
Document status: Execution unverified
Date: 2020-08-27
Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/06.%20Nantucket%20GNA.pdf
Acknowledging a payment while opposing
Source ID: reddit:t1_npq2euc
Author / publisher: u/TechGoat · r/madisonwi
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-11-19
Stored excerpt: I don't want the datacenter either but it's not "literally 0" even with rounding down. "QTS still had a proposal for Vienna: the town would get $40 million over 15 years" 40 mil over even 15 years isn't nothing to a small town. Population 1,666 according to the last census. Like I said, I think datacenters are a massive environmentally destructive energy suck and I don't want it either. But there is a payout involved.
PHX 10–11 Infrastructure Development Agreement: First Amendment
Source ID: fpc-3528d1fd62
Author / publisher: City of Goodyear
Source type: public_document
Document status: Resolution and amendment
Date: 2020-07-06
Original: https://legistar.granicus.com/Goodyear/attachments/c62e6e50-547f-4502-810e-189214e86da3.pdf
Stormwater and wastewater regulation
Source ID: reddit:t1_nppdp7d
Author / publisher: u/Level2intern · r/wisconsin
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-11-19
Stored excerpt: Why do you think this data center would pollute water? Would it not be subject to the same rigorous stormwater management practices as any other industrial developments? I assume they have municipal wastewater and not some private on-site wastewater treatment system. The old water cooled data centers on private wells are problematic. But the newer ones don't use nearly as much water. I just dont understand these perspectives. I work in public utilities and our data centers are not a problem.
Houghton Data Center Project: Memorandum of Agreement
Source ID: fpc-4832fd3a85
Author / publisher: Pima County
Source type: public_document
Document status: Agenda attachment; unsigned form
Date: 2025-12-16
Original: https://pima.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=15028221&GUID=E5EA6EE3-DB51-4208-9E3D-3BB4A42A4B8E
Public access to subsidized projects
Source ID: reddit:t1_nc4lzqx
Author / publisher: u/Looeyville · r/Louisville
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-09-03
Stored excerpt: Any project that will take direct taxpayer dollars, or perhaps will impact utility prices, should return something tangible to those who are investing in their success.
Workload migration and staff time
Source ID: reddit:t1_nbp3969
Author / publisher: u/grimegroup · r/Louisville
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-08-31
Stored excerpt: I work in devops at one of those companies, and we're very busy. Who do you think is going to develop and deploy these solutions? I'm not sure any of them are prepared to utilize a new data center, that's a transition that's going to cost a great deal of time and effort, not to mention the money. It's worth mention, our current data center is also already local.
Who builds local applications
Source ID: reddit:t1_nbozpu3
Author / publisher: u/grimegroup · r/Louisville
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-08-31
Stored excerpt: In scenario 2, who actually develops all of these solutions you're talking about? Data centers don't typically come with solutions architects or software engineers to service all of these companies built in.
Evidence behind promised jobs
Source ID: reddit:t1_nbogdji
Author / publisher: u/8Bitsblu · r/Louisville
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-08-31
Stored excerpt: New tech jobs like what? How long will these jobs be needed? When they aren't needed anymore, what (if anything) will replace them? Do these jobs *have* to be located in Louisville, or can they be made remote?
What residents can actually do
Source ID: reddit:t1_nbk36qy
Author / publisher: u/alexjfxwilliams · r/Louisville
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-08-30
Stored excerpt: How the hell am I suppose to "do" the bullets listed under "What we can do"? The only one a regular citizen can do is the 4th one, "Ask at every public meeting: How does this help Louisville familles? [sic]". I'm not trying to be unhelpful, I just honestly don't know what the takeaway from the post is for regular people in Louisville.
Permitting after zoning
Source ID: reddit:t1_nbjwruw
Author / publisher: u/loder1101 · r/Louisville
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-08-30
Stored excerpt: Even with zoning approved, Metro Council and city agencies still control permitting, infrastructure support, and the distribution of incentives. Citizens can use that leverage to press for a Community Benefits Agreement that secures local hiring commitments, funds workforce training programs, requires renewable energy offsets, and delivers infrastructure improvements such as road upgrades or expanded broadband that serve both the data center and surrounding neighborhoods.
Authority after zoning
Source ID: reddit:t1_nbjsoqo
Author / publisher: u/kycard01 · r/Louisville
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-08-30
Stored excerpt: It’s already been ruled it meets the definition of its current zoning. So OP, what other public meetings do you think are going to happen? And what leverage would they have over the data center to get them to agree to anything?
Revenue during a financing district
Source ID: reddit:t1_nacbv1v
Author / publisher: u/snowzilla · r/wisconsin
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-08-24
Stored excerpt: It's a TID. Most of the tax revenue goes back to the project. Meanwhile the citizens pay for the increased infrastructure maintenance, police and fire protection. But maybe in 20 years they'll recoup those costs.
Reported cooling system
Source ID: reddit:t1_nabejeg
Author / publisher: u/Physical-Ad-3798 · r/wisconsin
Source type: social-reply
Date: 2025-08-23
Stored excerpt: The data center I work in is a closed loop glycol system. The only water we have in the system is what the glycol comes premixed with.
Cold reception to data center operator from Gibraltar residents
Source ID: exp-reddit-1rrgl2u
Author / publisher: r/downriver
Source type: reddit_link_post
Stored excerpt: The company said the proposed facility would use up to 600 gallons of water per day…
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/downriver/comments/1rrgl2u/
Spokane County weighs zoning rules over data center moratorium
Source ID: exp-reddit-1v3h92b
Author / publisher: r/Spokane
Source type: reddit_link_post
Stored excerpt: Biggest takeaway - District 5 County Commissioner Al French believes moratorium is not necessary…
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Spokane/comments/1v3h92b/
Electricians Love Data Centers. You Should, Too.
Source ID: exp-reddit-1vugfab
Author / publisher: r/IBEW
Source type: reddit_link_post
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/IBEW/comments/1vugfab/
‘We were a dying little town’: How Silicon Valley data centers are reshaping rural America
Source ID: exp-reddit-1vj56dy
Author / publisher: r/datacenter
Source type: reddit_link_post
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/datacenter/comments/1vj56dy/
Noise of Virginia data center drowns out neighborhood
Source ID: exp-reddit-1ua2zrc
Author / publisher: r/Virginia
Source type: reddit_link_post
Stored excerpt: Neighbor Hari Doue said residents were told the generators were temporary. That was more than a year ago.
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Virginia/comments/1ua2zrc/
Community Q&A About Proposed Small Data Center at the Bonner Mill 2026
Source ID: exp-reddit-1s2tc4n
Author / publisher: r/missoula
Source type: reddit_link_post
Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/missoula/comments/1s2tc4n/