Catching AI data center heat to cut energy costs and benefit communities

By: Deborah Stine

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: May 27, 2026

Words: 964

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Artificial intelligence data centers are arriving faster in Appalachia than the policies to manage them. In March, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that Google would build an AI data center in Putnam County. At the same time, public skepticism is rising, with four in 10 Americans saying that data centers are mostly bad for the environment and home energy costs.

This tension frames a real issue. As a March Brookings report …

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