SCOUT· 62%25m·2026-09-02·TechnologyWhat’s happening with US data centers?
Data centers have been a staple of Loudoun County since the early dot-com boom, but recent expansions have left some residents wondering how much more the county can take. In this episode, guest host David Imel talks to Lauren Feiner about her recent article detailing the buildout of “Data Center Alley,” what it means…
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“The endless stretches of land across all of the USA, towns hours apart by major highways with power lines running right past them. Boundless hectares of land. Nope, stick it as close to a residential area instead. Its bad zoning that is the…”
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“Super interesting reporting! It’s always interesting that the wealthiest county in the country is home to so many datacenters It really just seems like this is a classic NIMBY problem. They’ve been massively beneficial to the county and peo…”
“I think one thing yall have to emphasis is that there’s a major difference between a normal data center and an A.I data center. One of the key issues is that an A.I data center can’t be used as a normal data center.”
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