# How should data center commitments be checked?

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# Sources

## 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

## 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/

## 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/

## 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

## 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/

## 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/

## 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

## 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

## 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/

## 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

## 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

## 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/

## 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)

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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/

## 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/

## 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

## 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

## 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/

## 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

## 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

## 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/

## 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/

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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 04/10/2025

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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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/

## 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

## 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

## 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/

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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/

## 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/

## 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

## 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

## 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/

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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/

## 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

## "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 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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