Data Center Coming to Your Neighborhood? See Where Your Candidates Stand.
Source: Capital B · Oct 27, 2026
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- 01Hundreds of billions of dollars are flowing into data centers, but the article says Black communities’ access to related jobs and economic benefits remains unclear.
- 02In a seven-state survey, 52% of Black voters expected data centers to raise electricity costs—even after hearing about a proposal to make developers cover their own power costs.
- 03Louisiana approved billions of dollars in fossil fuel infrastructure to support Meta’s project in Richland Parish, while regulators let the company keep detailed job and electricity-use projections confidential.
- 04Clarksdale officials promote potential jobs and tax revenue from a data center, while Black residents challenging rezoning question the strain on water and electricity systems.
- 05The NAACP and Young, Gifted & Green launched a voter dashboard tracking 1,727 data centers, giving residents a way to question candidates about development and household costs.
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