For Township Officials
Navigate the development process, understand PILOT agreements, and protect community interests
Process Finance Case Studies
Resources for Your Community
Practical guidance for navigating data center development
Whether you're a township official facing your first development proposal, a citizen trying to understand what's happening in your community, or a policymaker crafting state-level guidance—these resources can help.
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Legal Actions You Can Take
Organized community opposition blocked or stalled $156 billion across 48 data center projects in 2025. Learn the legal strategies that worked—from zoning challenges to environmental laws to community benefit agreements.
View Legal Actions GuideQuestions to Ask
Comprehensive question bank for public meetings, hearings, and community discussions. Organized by category with guidance on how to use them effectively.
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For Citizens
Find information, engage effectively, and make your voice heard in local decisions
Engagement FOIA Public Meetings
For State Policymakers
Balance economic development with community protection through informed policy
Policy Economics Grid Planning
Questions to Ask
Comprehensive question bank for public meetings, hearings, and community discussions
All Audiences Public Meetings Due Diligence
Legal Actions
Legal strategies citizens have used to stop, modify, or negotiate better terms for data center projects
Zoning Environmental CBAs Property Rights
Why Communities Fight Data Centers
An ALEA Institute working paper: a framework for understanding opposition to the data center buildout and predicting how each fight ends
Research Framework Opposition Policy
State Policies
Incentives, restrictions, utility regulation, and water constraints for all 50 states
Incentives Restrictions Regulation 50 States
State Resources
Deep dives into specific states: utilities, regulators, laws, and active projects