Frequently Asked Questions

No, these modern facilities are designed to minimize local water impact. They utilize their own advanced water management systems, including closed-loop cooling and the potential use of reclaimed wastewater. To provide context, the total water use of all U.S. data centers combined accounts for less than 0.5% of national freshwater consumption.

No. In fact, modern data centers are increasingly self-powered through behind-the-meter generation and large-scale battery storage. Furthermore, many states utilize rate structures ensuring that industrial energy users pay for their own infrastructure costs, and these highly advanced facilities can actually contribute stored power back to the local grid during times of peak community demand.

While direct facility employment offers highly specialized, high-paying tech roles, the real impact lies in the economic multiplier. Studies show a 6x multiplier of indirect and induced jobs, meaning the facility actively supports a vast ecosystem of local construction workers, maintenance technicians, local vendors, and associated small businesses throughout the community.

Data centers are carefully planned and typically built in designated industrial or commercial zones to be quiet, unobtrusive neighbors. Over time, the massive economic growth and highly funded local services (like schools and infrastructure) that these facilities bring to a community tend to strongly support and increase residential property values.

Data centers are billion-dollar infrastructure commitments designed for 20- to 30-year operational lifespans; they are not short-term investments. In the highly unlikely event of a transition, the incredible physical infrastructure, robust power and fiber connections, and massive property tax base remain firmly rooted in the local community.

A billion-dollar data center campus generates an incredible amount of property tax revenue that flows directly into the local school district. This provides massive, stable funding that can be used for hiring teachers, upgrading facilities, and expanding educational programs, all without requiring painful tax increases on local homeowners.