Data center community impacts
The gist
Data centers consume 5% of U.S. power generation as construction spreads across states.
Local governments and health groups are now pushing for policy and community benefits.
How it unfolded
- 2025Amazon alone benefited from $561 million in Indiana sales tax exemptions, and data centers consumed 5% of all U.S. power generation.
- Feb 11, 2026Details on a long-expected Meta data center campus were unveiled.
- Mar 2026A Public Health Newswire Q&A with the NAACP examined how communities and health professionals can respond to environmental harms of AI data centers.