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Every number on this site traces back to one of the sources below. The numbers on the Learn More page link straight here.

Economy and jobs

  1. 1Data Center Coalition and PricewaterhouseCoopers, Economic Impact of the U.S. Data Center Industry. Jobs, GDP, taxes, and the jobs multiplier.
  2. 11Loudoun County Government data center FAQ, and Progress Chamber analysis (2026). Loudoun revenue share and homeowner tax impact.
  3. 16Stack Infrastructure, Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill. Pittsylvania County project scale.
  4. 17Datacentermap.com. State facility counts.
  5. 18Commonwealth of Virginia state revenue data. Data center property tax collections.
  6. 20NetChoice, Data Centers 101 (2026), and Trellis. Workforce training programs, including Microsoft's Wisconsin Data Center Academy and Amazon scholarships at Blue Mountain Community College.
  7. 21The Wall Street Journal, "The Teachers Getting $50,000 Bonuses Thanks to a Massive Meta Data Center" (June 2026). Richland Parish, Louisiana sales tax revenue and teacher bonuses.

Power

  1. 2U.S. Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Congressional Research Service. Data center electricity use, 2023.
  2. 3Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study, as reported by Marketplace and Fortune (2026). Data centers and electricity prices.
  3. 4U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Backup generator operation and emissions standards.
  4. 19Public statements from Georgia Power, Duke Energy, and Florida Power & Light. Regional grid and generation investment.

Water

  1. 5Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Electric Power Research Institute, and Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Data center water use, 2023.
  2. 6Tom's Hardware, "Microsoft CEO says new AI data centers use as little water annually as a restaurant" (2026).
  3. 7Water-positive commitments from Google, Meta (datacenters.atmeta.com), and Microsoft; coverage in Android Headlines and Rinnovabili (2026).
  4. 12Trellis, "Microsoft's plan to counter community resistance to AI data centers" (2026). Water and wastewater investment.

Neighbors and community

  1. 8National Association of Counties and ASHRAE. Typical sound levels at the property line.
  2. 9Acoustical Solutions, "Why Data Centers Are Noisy and How to Reduce Sound Levels," and Noise Monitoring Services (2026).
  3. 10DarkSky International statement on data center lighting, and CAE Lighting (2026).
  4. 13Meta Data Centers newsroom (datacenters.atmeta.com), 2025 to 2026. Community Action Grants.
  5. 14Amazon news release (aboutamazon.com), 2026. Montgomery County, Missouri campus.
  6. 15Google (blog.google) and Data Center Frontier (2026). AI Opportunity Fund.