AI Now Institute is hiring a researcher to create state-specific guides to data center regulation
AI Now Institute and Local Progress are seeking a researcher to create three state-specific guides to local data center regulation, building on the organization's North Star Data Center Toolkit.
AI Now Institute, in collaboration with Local Progress, is seeking a consultant for a researcher role focused on local policy and land use. The selected researcher is to create three state-specific guides to local policy on data center regulation and update a research template for additional states.
The project builds on the existing North Star Data Center Toolkit, which, according to AI Now Institute, maps out the strongest possible policy interventions at the local, state and federal levels aimed at stopping or slowing data center construction. According to the organization, this tool was developed in response to specific local disputes over data centers and has already been used across the USA in policymaking at the local and state levels, but has so far lacked details specific to individual states.
The pilot phase is intended to produce guides for three states, covering zoning and other areas of local regulation. According to the source, the project may expand to additional states over the longer term. Details on the scope of work, timeline and budget can be found in the source article.
Why it matters
For data center operators and investors, this signals that more systematic and better-equipped opposition to data center construction is taking shape at the local and state levels in the USA, which may mean more complicated permitting and zoning processes in the affected states. For local policymakers and activists, it is a concrete offer of methodological support and templates for regulatory interventions.
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What this means
For a business
The launch of a project aimed at creating specific guidance for local and state legislators on how to regulate or curb data center construction signals growing organized opposition at the state and local political levels in the USA – a relevant risk for companies planning to build or expand data centers in the affected states.
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