The future of American technology is being built in rural communities.
Those communities should share in the opportunity it creates.
We see data centers as the means of a rural renaissance: a new industrialization for rural America.
We research, document, and promote the economic and community benefits that data-center development can bring to rural America.
Through independent research, public education, and constructive engagement with technology companies and local communities, we seek to connect the growth of America's digital infrastructure with the long-term prosperity of the places that host it.
Our aim is to couple the success of rural communities to the success of the technology companies building there. When one does well, so should the other.
How we work
Independent research
We study tax records, school budgets, employment and local reporting in rural communities that host data centers, and cite every figure.
Public education
We publish what we find here and on social media, so residents and local officials can see what other communities have experienced.
Constructive engagement
We work with technology companies, developers and local communities on practical ways to turn investment into lasting local prosperity.
The Rural Data Center Community Impact Project
We are building an independent, evidence-based picture of how data-center development affects rural American communities. Our goal is to identify the conditions under which major technology investments translate into lasting local prosperity.