First-Hand Experience: Hear from Communities Impacted by Data Centers

Read stories from communities already impacted by data centers coming impacting their towns.

Nobody Here Wants the Data Center: An Oral History

By J.J. Anselmi/ The New Republic /June 22, 2026 

Sometimes the best way to understand something is to hear from those that have directly experienced it. This extensive New Republic oral history features people all around the country who are adjusting to the reality of what it’s like to live near a data center.

Tech companies and those that will profit from these hyperscale facilities will claim that the effects are minimal and can be easily mitigated, but the people who are most affected tell a much different story.

Check out the story from The New Republic here: newrepublic.com/article/211363/ai-data-center-oral-history