Discover why people are protesting and how the industry can effectively respond to their concerns. Should data centers be in office park zones in pennsylvania? A data center is being planned in tucker county, west virginia, where journalist dan parks spends most of his time. · as plans to build huge data centers multiply across the united states, some pennsylvania communities are pushing back. How many data centers are planned in pennsylvania? Did hampden township stand up against the energy guzzling industry? Responding to public opposition, commissioners in hampden township, near harrisburg, voted in september against allowing data centers in office park zones. Residents left the meeting with a mix of hope and apprehension, eager to see how their city would address the complex interplay of technological advancement, environmental stewardship, and community welfare. · as data center growth continues, opposition from some local communities is rising. · squeezing data centers into every last tract of land, including next to residential communities , has fueled massive resistance to ban “by-right” data center zoning. · pennsylvania residents across the state, from allegheny to lackawanna counties, have expressed concerns about planned data centers and their impacts on energy prices, water usage, and pollution. · they take a lot of power and water, and some communities do not want them. Spring city, pa. (ap) — tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing are increasingly losing fights in communities where people don’t want to live next to them, or even near them. What are communities learning from the battles against data center proposals? The evening concluded with a sense of urgency and a call for community engagement. In a recent poll, 42% of pennsylvanians said they do not want one built in or near their community.

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