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Fast-Forward to 2045
You're the local official at the table. Set the terms of the data center deal, then watch your town to 2045.
The Impact Angle
A data center is coming to your town.
A tech company wants to build a massive data center in your county. You're the local official at the negotiating table, and the terms you lock in now will shape the next twenty years: the water, the power bills, the whole community.
You'll make three calls. Your leverage is limited, so you can't push hard on everything. Then we fast-forward to 2045 so you can see what your town became.
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Data Centers Are the New Highways
Who gets to write the terms? The deals being signed right now will shape water, power bills, and whole communities for the next twenty years. Here's what good terms actually contain — and who needs to be in the room before they harden.
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