Republicans are winning the data center war. The prize? Big government
There is a version of the data center fight that conservatives are about to lose by winning.
TL;DR
- Conservatives are opposing data centers through ballot box victories and demands for development pauses.
- This strategy may result in a larger administrative state run by regulators rather than market-based solutions.
- A proposed alternative is to pair data centers with greenhouse agriculture, utilizing their waste heat.
- This pairing can provide steady income for family farms and local food production without government subsidies.
- Candidates are urged to negotiate for local benefits like food, water, and local hiring from data centers, rather than promising to block them.