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Building the Arena: A Healthier Discussion on Data Centers and Water Consumption
Today, we explore one of the most volatile conversations in the data center market right now: water. Instead of arguing whether data centers use "too much," we reframe the entire debate around a more useful question: how much value does each gallon actually create?
In this recording, we’ll review
- Why “how much water?” is the wrong question and why “tax dollars per gallon?” is the right one
- How data centers stack up against golf courses, semiconductor fabs, and 10,000-home developments on water, land, and tax value
- Why secretive approvals destroy community trust and what transparent engagement looks like instead
- A Texas vs. Loudoun County lesson: $2B in tax deferments versus nearly $1B a year in negotiated revenue
- Our spiciest takes on the communities winning, and losing, the leverage game
And much more.
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