Data Centers
Sun, 05/17/2026 - 10:55am
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Where I live in the rural northeastern section of PA, There are currently 17 large data center projects proposed in the surrounding counties. Residents in the many towns involved are fighting to prevent their construction.
The principal objections are:
High electric rates
Water use
Noise
Loss of property value
This seems like an abnormally high number of proposed projects for such a rural area. With todays fiber optic and satellite technology, these data centers could be built almost anywhere. Why pick on us?
Where you live in other parts of the country, are you seeing this onslaught of proposed data centers?
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Same here.
The same thing is going on here in Iowa with plenty of nimby complaints as well. In addition to the points you made, our state and local governments are handing out tax incentives to bring them here. So they will be using up valuable local resources raising the cost of utilities and services for everyone while not paying their fair share of taxes for many years to come.
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