The Data Center Dilemma: Who Really Benefits?
The latest news out of Kentucky highlights the growing concern over the trade offs between economic development and environmental sustainability in massive data center projects.
Ida Huddleston, an 82 year old farmer, and her family rejected a $26 million offer from a tech company to sell half of their 1,200 acre farm for use as a data center. The Huddleston family's concerns are not trivial.