Optimizing Place-Based Data Infrastructure Siting: Balancing Energy, Environment, and Communities

RecommendationsT he rapid expansion of hyperscale data centers has recently spawned significant concern and pushback from host communities, with several counties and municipalities in the United States enacting development moratoria or outright bans.[1][2][3] Hyperscale data centers require large quantities of reliable electricity, local cooling resources, appropriate land, and an available workforce to be considered in a holistic manner (Figure 1).