Oversight Battles, Energy Challenges, and Industry Growth As the data center industry continues to expand, local communities and regulatory bodies are grappling with balancing economic growth, infrastructure demands, and environmental impacts. This week’s edition of Zoning In explores pivotal developments shaping the industry, from debates over by-right use policies in Virginia to groundbreaking energy agreements in the Midwest. We also highlight critical legal challenges, op-eds advocating for greater oversight, and the implications of Federal Energy […]
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Milldam’s President Talks to Bisnow About Data Center Community Relations and Community Engagement
Recently, MPR’s President, Adam Waitkunas spoke with Dan Rabb from Bisnow about the growing opposition to data center developments from various communities. Adam provides some suggestions for strategies and how the industry should be implementing data center community relations and engagement, while educating the general public about data centers. You can read the full Bisnow here Data Center Community Relations Data Center Community Engagement Data Center Government Relations
Data Center Community Relations Challenges
See Milldam’s dedicated Data Center Community Relations Service During the past few years, data centers have increased their presence in the suburbs. In response, many local communities are speaking out and resisting this transformation. For example, two cities in Arizona and communities in Virginia, Connecticut and Oregon are complaining and want to stop future data center development. Data center owners and operators must be aware of this and have a strategy for data center community […]