It’s time for everyone to realize that the fight against data centers has nothing to do with data centers.
They have become a proxy for the hate towards AI and the concentration and accumulation of wealth it’s creating.
Until those running the big LLMs understand this and start a community tour, not to explain the benefits of AI, it’s too late for that, but to help towns and cities that may be impacted by job losses (and I’m a believer their will be a net gains in a few years), this battle is only going to get more intense and let me tell you now , no matter how much money you pay to buy politicians and races, you will lose.
One thing I have learned is being hated is not good for business.
How can they help ? They will tell you. You will need to do what they ask. Billions of dollars is a lot of money across towns and city programs. Across the major LLMs, it’s a cost of doing business.
At the same time, I would go to LA and NYC and ask the arts and creative unions what kind of programs would help and protect their artists. DO NOT GO TO THE MUSIC OR FILM COMPANIES. that will make it worse.
Don’t try to pay famous people to endorse what you are doing. That’s dumb.
Talk to artists and ask them what you can do to provide financial and creative support. Every creative I know is TERRIFIED about what AI will do to their profession. You must meet them face to face and basically do what they say.
The big LLMs have lost the PR battle. Why ? Because they all suck at putting people first. They have an SV attitude that makes them all think they are John Galt saving the
world
Given the number of data centers and power that is needed, today and going forward , If you don’t kiss the asses of the people that go to work every day, and are just trying to pay their bills, you will fall far far short of the capacity you need to make your business work.
"Overall, this research finds that the headline fear – that data centers are driving up household electricity bills – is not supported by the evidence. From 2015 to 2024, data centers modestly lowered average retail rates in the United States." #datacenter#ai
#1 concern I hear from communities: "Your AI factory will increase my power rates."
What does the actual evidence show? "New @EPRINews study [shows] data centers caused average retail electricity rates to fall modestly rather than rise."
https://t.co/Up2GpsA55B
With data center demand rising, what’s the real impact on electricity prices? A recent analysis by @EPRINews researchers finds that 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨.𝗦., driven by economies of scale across generation, transmission, and distribution.
From 2019–2024, increased data center capacity was associated with measurable declines in residential electricity rates as fixed system costs are spread across greater demand. The analysis shows that doubling of data center capacity led to roughly a 3.5% decrease in residential prices, with overall growth contributing to an estimated ~6% reduction in average rates.
As electricity demand continues to grow, powered by AI, electrification, and digital infrastructure, these findings highlight how system expansion, when managed well, can support reliability and affordability.
👉 Explore the full paper for insights into the evolving relationship between load growth and electricity costs: https://t.co/DyWyraPgC3
A school district in Louisiana says some of its teachers will receive bonuses of more than $50,000 this year thanks to increased tax revenue linked to a Meta data center https://t.co/jQo06DXjpe
Rowan University & @nebiusai are collaborating to expand AI education and help strengthen New Jersey’s innovation workforce.
Learn more about this partnership. ⬇️
https://t.co/2En9V6Plb3
👀 The workforce gap is widening, especially among electricians to build and support #datacenter growth.
Important partnership we (@nebiusai) formed today with @RowanUniversity to begin closing that workforce & #AILiteracy gap.
https://t.co/WecwZVUypU
Nebius and @Bloom_Energy have announced a partnership to deploy Bloom’s clean fuel cells to power Nebius’s AI infrastructure build-out.
Nebius selected Bloom for its fast time to power, clean, virtually non-polluting technology, and ability to support the extreme performance demands of AI workloads.
Andrey Korolenko, Chief Product and Infrastructure Officer at Nebius:
“Power remains a key constraint for AI infrastructure build-outs. We chose Bloom because their fuel cells solve that directly: Clean power with virtually no pollutants is deployed onsite, on the timelines our customers need, with the availability AI workloads require.”
Read the full press release: https://t.co/EqxetNNkZr
Today, Nebius broke ground on its flagship AI factory campus in Independence, Missouri – the company's first gigawatt-scale digital infrastructure project in the US.
The campus will support ~1,200 construction jobs and 130 permanent roles, alongside a community benefits plan covering local education and workforce development.
State and local leaders, economic development partners, and community members joined company representatives to mark the occasion.
Read the full release: https://t.co/FfwCeEPZi4
We’re honored to be named #6 in @FastCompany Most Innovative Companies computing list for 2026. 💡🚀
This recognition reflects the bold ideas, execution and incredible people behind everything we build here at Nebius.
Read the full article: https://t.co/TygsR9G8qR
#FCMostInnovative
Data Centers have become a hot topic in Birmingham with the proliferation of them in our urban centers. What’s fact and what’s fiction? John Sutter, VP Public Affairs @ Nebius tries to dispel a few myths. Learn more about the project at https://t.co/gMp88x3k3C.
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Nebius and @NVIDIA today announced a strategic partnership to develop and deploy next-gen of hyperscale cloud for AI.
NVIDIA will invest $2B in Nebius and support our adoption of NVIDIA accelerated compute, enabling us to deploy more than 5 gigawatts by YE2030.
“We need to win an election here, and Joe Biden really has a youth problem."
Oil and gas jobs "employ union labor, they pay extremely well"
How Biden is navigating the climate divide within his own party. https://t.co/JB0VSpLAwW
"Natural gas is going to be a catalyst for getting back to work, and if politicians dismiss it, they’re just hurting themselves," MSC's Spigelmyer tells @BW.
Read more: https://t.co/d4M5HzcmUT