Many people say they do not want data centers in their communities but they are often the same people who depend on them every day.
Data centers power the phones in our pockets, the navigation and safety features in our cars, streaming services, social media, cloud storage, online banking, medical records, scientific research, weather forecasting, and the computing behind advances in medicine and technology.
That does not mean communities should accept every proposal without question. Data centers should be built responsibly, with real attention to electricity demand, water use, noise, emissions, land use, and local benefits. But we cannot demand unlimited digital convenience while pretending the physical infrastructure behind it should exist somewhere else, out of sight and out of mind.
If we want the benefits of a connected, data-driven world, we also have to be honest about what makes that world possible.
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