America is having the wrong data center conversation. It's shooting us in the foot

America is having the wrong conversation about data centers, and if we don’t get the conversation right, we risk talking ourselves out of our own national competitiveness.

Across the country, communities are debating new projects. Questions are being raised about grid impact, water usage, land development, tax structures, and local quality of life. Those concerns aren’t just legitimate, they are essential. Local residents deserve straight talk and meaningful engagement long before heavy equipment ever rolls onto a site.