It seems you can’t go anywhere without a conversation about a data center.
And that conversation has landed in Miami-Dade County after a resident at a recent town hall raised the concern about one being built in a predominantly Black neighborhood. In reporting it out, I learned Miami-Dade County has 27 of them and Florida has more than 100.
Data centers have become a hot-button issue in the past year, especially in Black and rural communities, where it’s been noted they drain water resources while contributing to an increase in utility bills…