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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. Original: https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/massachusetts-must-put-communities-before-data-center-profits/ ## 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 Original: https://www.abc15.com/news/business/microsoft-agrees-to-make-data-centers-air-cooled-amid-water-infrastructure-challenges-in-goodyear ## 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 Original: https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/04/15/fort-meade-data-center-approved-despite-residents-concerns ## 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 Original: https://libraetd.lib.virginia.edu/downloads/gm80hw88n?filename=Gladstone_Gabriel_STS_Research_Paper.pdf ## 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 Original: https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/2026/05/28/community-benefits-agreements-and-data-center-development/ ## 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 Original: https://www.thegazette.com/news/cedar-rapids-city-council-oks-amended-qts-development-agreement/article_37c979ab-0bdf-52bd-9e2d-9ee403f0ac36.html ## 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 Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/massachusetts/comments/1wbhejv/as_part_of_the_executive_order_governor_healey/p8r0b7n/ ## 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 Original: https://www.kmaland.com/news/council-bluffs-council-denies-proposed-moratorium-on-new-data-centers/article_57610dda-a991-41c5-99a5-d4bd772cd936.html ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/massachusetts/comments/1wbhejv/as_part_of_the_executive_order_governor_healey/p8qvk6q/ ## 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). Original: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/affordability-pledge-responsible-energy-growth/ ## 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 Original: https://www.stlpr.org/health-science-environment/2026-07-30/st-louis-board-allows-data-center-near-armory-to-move-forward-with-new-rules ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/massachusetts/comments/1wbhejv/as_part_of_the_executive_order_governor_healey/p8quvrp/ ## 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 Original: https://www.wpr.org/economy/mount-pleasant-deal-microsoft-will-include-no-public-financial-incentives-under-agreement ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/massachusetts/comments/1wbhejv/as_part_of_the_executive_order_governor_healey/p8qg1xl/ ## 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 Original: https://www.potomaclocal.com/2026/07/03/qts-withdraws-supreme-court-appeal-ending-proposed-digital-gateway-data-center-project/ ## 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 Original: https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/local-governments-can-make-data-center-development-better ## 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). Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/massachusetts/comments/1wbhejv/as_part_of_the_executive_order_governor_healey/p8q1t85/ ## 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 Original: https://about.fb.com/news/2026/03/meta-data-centers-support-energy-jobs-environment-local-communities/ ## 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 Original: https://www.economicdevelopmentcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Google-Project-Development-Agreement.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/massachusetts/comments/1wbhejv/as_part_of_the_executive_order_governor_healey/p8q1d10/ ## 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 Original: https://www.economicdevelopmentcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/QTS-Project-Development-Agreement.pdf ## 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? Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/1w4o0em/why_dont_people_negotiate_with_data_centers/p78zn7q/ ## 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 Original: https://www.desotoks.us/DocumentCenter/View/3805/Final-Development-Agreement-De-Soto---Mount-Sunflower ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/1w4o0em/why_dont_people_negotiate_with_data_centers/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/WestVirginia/comments/1w4e912/negotiating_the_pennies_left_in_the_couch_data/p76xd82/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Virginia/comments/1vt670z/consortium_of_swva_counties_is_in_negotiations_to/p4qtqpr/ ## 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 Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskTheWorld/comments/1vrv2ji/do_you_want_your_country_to_build_ai_data_centers/p4gjzya/ ## 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 Original: https://public.destinyhosted.com/chanddocs/2024/CC/20240715_1417/6280_CBREIM_Frye_Data_Center_Development_Agreement_-_FINAL.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskTheWorld/comments/1vrv2ji/do_you_want_your_country_to_build_ai_data_centers/p4giqr1/ ## 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 Original: https://investor.digitalrealty.com/news-releases/news-release-details/digital-realty-publishes-2025-impact-report-highlighting ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskTheWorld/comments/1vrv2ji/do_you_want_your_country_to_build_ai_data_centers/p4gb171/ ## 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 Original: https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/blog/oracle-ai-infrastructure-in-2026-and-our-commitment-to-local-communities-2026-01-26/ ## 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 Original: https://www.chesterfield.gov/DocumentCenter/View/48238/Air-Fully-Executed-Fixed-Tax-Rate-Agreement-PDF ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskTheWorld/comments/1vrv2ji/do_you_want_your_country_to_build_ai_data_centers/p4gaiuq/ ## 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 Original: https://www.powerswitchaction.org/resources/common-challenges-in-negotiating-community-benefits-agreements ## Sky Data Center Source ID: agreement-chesterfield-sky Author / publisher: Chesterfield County Source type: Agreements Document status: Signed agreement, June 30, 2025 Original: https://www.chesterfield.gov/DocumentCenter/View/48241/Sky---Fully-Executed-Fixed-Tax-Rate-Agreement-PDF ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/datacenter/comments/1vbjidk/im_an_economic_developer_who_has_evaluated_data/p2lnnhc/ ## 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 Original: https://www.liuna.org/news/story/statement-of-liuna-general-president-brent-booker-on-responsible-data-center-development ## 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 Original: https://www.chesterfield.gov/DocumentCenter/View/48255/Agreement-for-Evaluation-of-Improved-Effluent-Quality-and-Conveyance-at-Proctors-Creek-Wastewater-Treatment-Plant-PDF ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/comments/1veb1gx/guaranteed_tax_revenue_river_funding_affordable/p1i164g/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/comments/1veb1gx/guaranteed_tax_revenue_river_funding_affordable/p1fn9l8/ ## 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 Original: https://www.pecva.org/resources/press/piedmont-environmental-council-launches-virginians-for-a-smarter-digital-future/ ## 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? Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/datacenter/comments/1vbjidk/im_an_economic_developer_who_has_evaluated_data/p18hy5o/ ## 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? Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/datacenter/comments/1vbjidk/im_an_economic_developer_who_has_evaluated_data/p10nujh/ ## 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 Original: https://americanedgeproject.org/the-data-center-dividend-how-americas-ai-infrastructure-is-paying-off-for-working-families/ ## 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 Original: https://quincy.civicweb.net/document/18134/Amendment%20to%20Agreement.pdf?handle=C81866952F8542E190C0C13084BC6E2B ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/datacenter/comments/1vbjidk/im_an_economic_developer_who_has_evaluated_data/p0zwywt/ ## 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 Original: https://www.ethree.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Understanding-the-Drivers-of-Rising-Electricity-Rates-and-the-Role-of-Data-Centers_E3-2026.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/datacenter/comments/1vbjidk/im_an_economic_developer_who_has_evaluated_data/p0wfaf2/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/datacenter/comments/1vbjidk/im_an_economic_developer_who_has_evaluated_data/p0twemu/ ## 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 Original: https://q.com/news/qts-to-invest-250-million-in-texas-water-infrastructure-and-stewardship-over-the-next-decade/ ## 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 Original: https://www.waterfordct.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4462/Data-Center-Host-Municipality-Fee-Agreement-3-17-2023 ## 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? Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/datacenter/comments/1vbjidk/im_an_economic_developer_who_has_evaluated_data/p0tufhh/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/datacenter/comments/1vbjidk/im_an_economic_developer_who_has_evaluated_data/ ## 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 Original: https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/19-0006-fumopc_628_western_avenue_-_s106_agreement_dated_20_november_2020.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/BurlingtonON/comments/1v1azvf/cuadro_arch_sent_a_1_page_info_document_on_their/p05yu2u/ ## 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). Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Georgia/comments/1v5p4op/open_ai_annouces_largest_data_center_in_us/ozqtdiv/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/BurlingtonON/comments/1v1azvf/cuadro_arch_sent_a_1_page_info_document_on_their/ozbiwgy/ ## 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 Original: https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/extracting-profits-from-the-public-how-utility-ratepayers-are-paying-for-big-techs-power/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/BurlingtonON/comments/1v1azvf/cuadro_arch_sent_a_1_page_info_document_on_their/ozbgu0u/ ## 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 Original: https://www.cityofdekalb.com/DocumentCenter/View/18260/Ord-2024-034-Passed-072224-Goldin-Annex-Dev-Agr-Amend ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/BurlingtonON/comments/1v1azvf/cuadro_arch_sent_a_1_page_info_document_on_their/oyqnm6f/ ## 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. Original: https://public.destinyhosted.com/goodydocs/2023/CC/20230710_1474/1548_1._Res_2023-2323_Microsoft_IDA_Amendment_4.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/BurlingtonON/comments/1v1azvf/cuadro_arch_sent_a_1_page_info_document_on_their/oypeti1/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/BurlingtonON/comments/1v1azvf/cuadro_arch_sent_a_1_page_info_document_on_their/oyoj4id/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/BurlingtonON/comments/1v1azvf/cuadro_arch_sent_a_1_page_info_document_on_their/oynt564/ ## 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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/climate.law.columbia.edu/files/content/CBAs/731%204th%20Ave%20Development%20CBA%2C%20Brooklyn%2C%20NY_2021.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/BurlingtonON/comments/1v1azvf/cuadro_arch_sent_a_1_page_info_document_on_their/oymwwsa/ ## 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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/State%20of%20California%20Rail%20CBA.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/garland/comments/1ul0eg8/data_centers_to_be_discussed_during_july_6_session/ov4gder/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/garland/comments/1ul0eg8/data_centers_to_be_discussed_during_july_6_session/ov3j9fd/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/garland/comments/1ul0eg8/data_centers_to_be_discussed_during_july_6_session/ov132xz/ ## 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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Ballys-June-9-2022-HCA-Fully-Executed-with-Exhibits.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/garland/comments/1ul0eg8/data_centers_to_be_discussed_during_july_6_session/ov0ynk5/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/garland/comments/1ul0eg8/data_centers_to_be_discussed_during_july_6_session/ov0qahv/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/comments/1ucthyg/should_wisconsin_have_a_data_center_negotiating/ot79823/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/comments/1ucthyg/should_wisconsin_have_a_data_center_negotiating/ot6rl14/ ## 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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Richmond%20Host%20Community%20Agreement%20-%20FINAL.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/comments/1ucthyg/should_wisconsin_have_a_data_center_negotiating/ot6quef/ ## 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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/salem-crowley_2024-02-21_community_benefits_agreement_-_executed.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/illinois/comments/1txne0u/gov_pritzker_pauses_new_data_center_tax_incentives/opy9s57/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/illinois/comments/1txne0u/gov_pritzker_pauses_new_data_center_tax_incentives/opy3u2v/ ## 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 Original: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/mayor/documents/upload/Conditional-Use-provisions.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/illinois/comments/1txne0u/gov_pritzker_pauses_new_data_center_tax_incentives/opxkmia/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/BeaverCounty/comments/1tttjyn/big_beaver_data_center_meeting_tuesday_62/op5p5r0/ ## 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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/North%20Hollywood%20Community%20Benefits%20Program.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/ElPaso/comments/1tqaqpr/no_incentives_for_data_centers_and_break_the_380/ooffszp/ ## 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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/climate.law.columbia.edu/files/content/NAACP%20CBA%20Data%20Center%20Template%202026.pdf ## 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 Original: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/mayor/documents/upload/Details-on-Project-Conditions-Components-and-Benefits.pdf ## 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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/CBA_05-24-2022_New-Flyer-Executed.pdf ## 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 Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Chattanooga/comments/1qfgdcu/oracle_downtown_jail_data_center_more_buzzwords/o095wp5/ ## 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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/climate.law.columbia.edu/files/content/Sabin%20Center_CBA_Multi-purpose_Template.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Chattanooga/comments/1qfgdcu/oracle_downtown_jail_data_center_more_buzzwords/o0558on/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Chattanooga/comments/1qfgdcu/oracle_downtown_jail_data_center_more_buzzwords/o054yyk/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Chattanooga/comments/1qfgdcu/oracle_downtown_jail_data_center_more_buzzwords/o04qnyc/ ## 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 Original: https://www.mtpleasantwi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4878/Mount-Pleasant-TID-No-5-JRB-Supplemental-Report_FINAL_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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/climate.law.columbia.edu/files/content/CBAs/Town%20of%20Athens%2C%20NY%20-%20HCA%202023%20.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Chattanooga/comments/1qfgdcu/oracle_downtown_jail_data_center_more_buzzwords/o04p6gs/ ## $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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/02.%20Town%20of%20Byron%20Solar.pdf ## 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. 👍 Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Chattanooga/comments/1qfgdcu/oracle_downtown_jail_data_center_more_buzzwords/o04ji1r/ ## 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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/climate.law.columbia.edu/files/content/CBAs/Town%20of%20Coxsackie%2C%20NY%20-%20HCA%202023.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Chattanooga/comments/1qfgdcu/oracle_downtown_jail_data_center_more_buzzwords/o04ehdo/ ## 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 . Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/madisonwi/comments/1p1ddua/town_of_vienna_rejects_40_million_agreement_to/nqjh9jx/ ## "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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Portsmouth%20-%20SouthCoast%20HCA.pdf ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/kansascity/comments/1p4nk5c/platte_county_commissioner_cant_support_100/nqd45dl/ ## 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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/01.%20Town%20of%20Ripley%20Agreement.pdf ## 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... Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/madisonwi/comments/1p1ddua/town_of_vienna_rejects_40_million_agreement_to/nps8lua/ ## 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 Original: https://www.mass.gov/executive-orders/no-658-establishing-requirements-for-responsible-data-center-development-and-operations-in-massachusetts-to-protect-and-support-ratepayers-communities-and-the-environment ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/comments/1p1cdww/town_of_vienna_rejects_40_million_agreement_to/nprnd9e/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/comments/1p1cdww/town_of_vienna_rejects_40_million_agreement_to/npqs382/ ## 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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Township%20of%20Howell%20-%20Resource%20Recycling%20Settlement.pdf ## 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). Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/madisonwi/comments/1p1ddua/town_of_vienna_rejects_40_million_agreement_to/npqkch9/ ## 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 Original: https://climate.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/CBAs/Trailblaze%20CO2%20pipeline-Community-Benefit-Agreement.pdf ## 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"? Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/comments/1p1cdww/town_of_vienna_rejects_40_million_agreement_to/npqjyr0/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/comments/1p1cdww/town_of_vienna_rejects_40_million_agreement_to/npq2iic/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/madisonwi/comments/1p1ddua/town_of_vienna_rejects_40_million_agreement_to/npq2euc/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/comments/1p1cdww/town_of_vienna_rejects_40_million_agreement_to/nppdp7d/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/1n4beq1/a_warning_the_future_of_louisvilles_data_center/nc4lzqx/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/1n4beq1/a_warning_the_future_of_louisvilles_data_center/nbp3969/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/1n4beq1/a_warning_the_future_of_louisvilles_data_center/nbozpu3/ ## 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? Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/1n4beq1/a_warning_the_future_of_louisvilles_data_center/nbogdji/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/1n4beq1/a_warning_the_future_of_louisvilles_data_center/nbk36qy/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/1n4beq1/a_warning_the_future_of_louisvilles_data_center/nbjwruw/ ## 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? Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/1n4beq1/a_warning_the_future_of_louisvilles_data_center/nbjsoqo/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/comments/1myatsn/eastern_wisconsin_city_port_washington_approves/nacbv1v/ ## 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. Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/comments/1myatsn/eastern_wisconsin_city_port_washington_approves/nabejeg/ ## 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/