Before you say ‘no’ to a data center, here’s what you’re giving up

Data centers are quickly becoming the drivers of key economic sectors, and in some cases, they are making up more than half the market.

Depending on the source, the U.S. already has somewhere between 1,200 and 4,600 data centers, and with many more in the pipeline, they will continue to bring good tidings to their surrounding areas.

‘So much investment is financed by the free cash flow of hyperscalers.’

The question remains as to whether or not these data centers become a permanent fixture in the U.S. economy; if they don’t, cutting the cord could have devastating effects.

First and foremost, the country’s GDP has been greatly affected by data center construction. The Apollo Academy reported last May that data center construction had added one percentage point to GDP