Data centers are electricity hogs, substantial water users, take up very large tracts of land on which they build very large buildings, and they offer very few (non-construction) jobs. They also pay a premium for sites they want, forcing land values up. Western Licking County is already home to data centers for Facebook, Google, Amazon, and more. Micro Soft just purchased two large tracts of land in central Licking County to build two more of them. They paid a lot. A mixed blessing. As long as AI continues is growth pattern, we will undoubtedly see more in our future. We don't have to like it, though.
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