Issue Areas
In this section, explore data center policy recommendations organized by the key challenges communities are facing. Filter by issue, sub-category, or jurisdiction to find which policy interventions are best suited for your locality and level of government.
AI Regulation
Interventions designed to regulate AI, ensuring that if data centers are built they cannot do so in service of technology that harms the public.
Air Pollution
Measures to protect community members from the harmful and irreversible effects of data centers on air quality and community health.
Bans and Moratoriums
Interventions to target data center development at the approval stage, providing critical pathways to stop or delay construction before it can begin.
Corporate Power
Recommendations curbing the corporate influence on key institutions and processes governing data center development.
Economic Development
Interventions targeting the economic development terms between governments and data center developers.
Energy
Energy regulations designed to stabilize our energy grid and limit the harmful effects of a rapid energy rollout.
Noise
Measures to protect the public from the noise emitted from data centers.
Ratepayer Protections
Regulations designed to protect everyday ratepayers from carrying the costs of rapid data center infrastructure buildout
Transparency
Oversight and transparency mechanisms to ensure data center developers cannot hide critical information from the public.
Water
Interventions that limit the impacts of data centers on our public water resources and infrastructure.
Zoning & Land Use
Zoning and land use mechanisms that enable governments to dictate where and how data centers can be built.