Making sense of the data center backlash

Data center moratoriums now span 38 states, more than 120 of them, holding up $130 billion in projects. On this episode of Volts, cross-posted with Energy Empire, David Roberts talks with hosts Jigar Shah and Jamie Nolan and Arnab Pal of Deploy Action about why the backlash landed and what a better deal looks like. For a rounding error against what these projects cost, developers could put batteries in basements, solar on roofs, and money into local schools, and buy their way to consent.The conv...