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Observed arrival · 2026-09-27

The Data Center Debate: claims, sources, and who paid

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Editorial interest 81/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A public guide to arguments over US data-center construction, covering electricity, water, jobs, taxes, and local opposition.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-27 issue.
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Residents weighing proposed data-center projects
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Its listed figures include 192 TWh of US data-center electricity use in 2024 and a 2030 estimate range of 578–782 TWh.

Field notes

The homepage lays out a source trail for claims, including the authors and funders of cited documents, and says it records errors found in its own work. Its navigation also points to a map organized by project status, tracked data, daily updates, and a report index. The page offers a free 52-page handbook; the extracted homepage does not establish how every linked section works in practice.

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