New SSRN paper examines data center siting and the rising wave of community opposition
HooverInstitution · reddit · 2026-11-06
A new SSRN paper studies data center siting and community opposition. As AI compute demand surges, expansion projects increasingly face local resistance over power, water, noise, and tax burdens, making siting a real bottleneck for compute buildout. The paper maps the causes of opposition and governance mechanisms for siting decisions—a useful reference for anyone tracking AI infrastructure economics and policy.
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