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Bridging the Data Center NDA Trust Gap: Why Developers Need a New Transparency and Community ROI Playbook

Bridging the Data Center NDA Trust Gap: Why Developers Need a New Transparency and Community ROI Playbook

-Adam Waitkunas As community opposition delays tens of billions of dollars in data center investment, developers are discovering that NDAs alone no longer protect projects—they often undermine trust. This piece explores how transparency, Community ROI, and executive visibility can be integrated into site selection and due diligence to reduce entitlement risk. For years, non-disclosure agreements have been treated as an unavoidable feature of data center development. NDAs protect competitive positioning, land negotiations, customer relationships, and […]

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Zoning IN

Zoning IN

Amid headlines blaming AI for soaring power bills, a Berkeley Lab/Brattle analysis adds needed nuance: large loads can lower average rates where spare capacity exists, while aging infrastructure, wildfire mitigation, storms, and some mandate-driven procurement are major price drivers. Regulators and politicians are responding in real time: Virginia’s statewide races are now openly about who pays for grid growth, utilities are proposing special rate classes for hyperscale users, Michigan’s MPSC is weighing stricter IRP guardrails […]

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Zoning In

Zoning In

From Georgia to the Midwest, local governments are drawing hard lines around data center expansion — and this week, the pushback hit a new pitch. DeKalb County, Georgia extended its moratorium through mid-December while unveiling a detailed “tiered” rulebook that classifies projects as minor, major, or campus-scale and requires developers to submit comprehensive plans for noise, water, energy, transmission, and stormwater impacts. Meanwhile, St. Louis County Commissioner Ashley Grimm blasted fellow officials for signing nondisclosure […]

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