Dave McCormick: “Local officials should learn the risk and opportunities for…”

“Instead of answers, they've hidden basic details about power and water and land use. And communities are saying no because industry has not earned their trust. There's a better path. To begin with, Local officials should learn the risk and opportunities for themselves. Just recently, a group of Pennsylvania township supervisors visited data centers in Loudoun County, Virginia. Most arrived skeptical. Nearly all return more open to the possibility of data centers in their communities. Armed with the facts, communities and companies should strike a covenant.” (14:19–14:28)

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