Establish Goals Developed and Passed by Local Governments

A necessary precursor to the strategy of rejecting data center applications that fail to comply with local government goals is to have strong city or county goals. These goals must be developed in consultation with community members, and should center disadvantaged communities.

Strong example

Phoenix, Arizona’s 2050 Clean Air Goals exceed all federal air quality standards and aim to maintain a visibility of “good” or “excellent” on at least 90 percent of days.