Microsoft president says building data centres requires trust of US communities

Microsoft president says building data centres requires trust of US communities

“You have to win over the ‌local community and sustain ​their trust if you are going to build ⁠a (data centre),” Brad Smith said at the CERAWeek conference in ‌Houston

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(Reuters) – Gaining the approval of local communities has become paramount to building data centers in the U.S., Microsoft President Brad Smith said on Tuesday, as towns across the country increasingly protest the developments. The rapid proliferation of Big Tech data centers is driving up the country’s electricity demand and power bills, and drawing scrutiny ...