Residents of Menomonie, Wisconsin, successfully opposed a proposed data center through community organizing and a statewide coalition. To aid other communities facing similar situations, organizers have created a toolkit for combating hyperscale data center developments. This initiative highlights local efforts to influence the placement of large tech infrastructure. AI
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IMPACT Provides a framework for local communities to challenge the siting of large-scale data centers, potentially influencing AI infrastructure development.
RANK_REASON The cluster describes the creation of a toolkit for community organizing against data centers, which is a form of research and knowledge dissemination.