Thinking about data centers? Here’s what you need to know

A wave of new billion-dollar facilities is reshaping rural communities — bringing jobs, tax revenue, and new challenges that farmers, landowners and local leaders need to understand.

Rural America is rapidly emerging as the next frontier for data centers and becoming a hotbed of political debate over whether the benefits of building these huge new facilities exceed the costs.

Join Agri-Pulse on August 27 for a webinar at noon central time to learn more about why data centers are growing across rural America and what the potential impacts are on jobs, infrastructure, water demands and energy usage. This webinar is a free member benefit for Agri-Pulse subscribers who can register by using this link. Non-subscribers can register and pay here.

“We are pleased to add Mike Turner, a Loudoun County, Virginia Supervisor, to our speaker lineup. He represents the data center capital of the world and will discuss lessons he’s learned about building data centers in his county,” said Agri-Pulse Founder Sara Wyant. “We plan to provide a clear-eyed assessment of data center development, which requires acknowledging the real costs alongside the benefits.”

Speakers include:

Mike Turner, Loudoun County, VA Board of Supervisors, a community with the highest concentration of data centers in the world

Mary Snapp Microsoft Senior Fellow, Corporate External & Legal Affairs

Jim Matheson National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Chief Executive Officer

Bernt Nelson American Farm Bureau Federation Economist

For more information about the webinar, contact Sara Wyant: Sara@Agri-Pulse.com

Questions about registration? Contact us at eventsupport@agri-pulse.com or call (573) 873-0800

Join us for a new webinar on Aug. 27