Prohibit CBA Processes Without Metrics Attached to Full Community Participation and Outreach

Ensure that the community members who are most directly impacted by the effects of data center development (including air pollution or displacement) are the primary voices in negotiation.1 Establish and attach binding metrics to outreach and participation to ensure that all community members—not just those with existing connections to the government or developers—are able to meaningfully participate.

Note: Achieving meaningful community participation is challenging. Effective outreach must consider community members’ time availability, access to and comfort with technology, childcare needs, and varied modes of communication for different audiences.

  1. NAACP, “Frontline Framework Community Guiding Principles.” ↩︎