Mapping the Data Center Industry: Who Benefits, Who Calls the Shots, and What to Do About It

June 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Online (Zoom)

This session soft launches AI Now’s new report on the key industry players driving rampant data center development, and breaks down their tactics to expand and control the US data center market at the expense of communities. We demystify who is behind the buildout—profiling Big Tech, other data center developers, industry trade associations, private equity, utilities, and fossil fuel companies—to expand interventions for organizers, communities, and policymakers. This 90-minute workshop also includes hands-on training from LittleSis about how to research these industry players where you live, and an advocate panel highlighting strategies to push back against corporate power including private equity takeovers.