Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs
THE SO WHAT
Local groups asking for 1% of data center capex as community benefit is a preview of harder negotiations around AI infrastructure siting. Any operator planning new facilities should budget time and dollars for structured community compacts—this is moving from PR to a line item.
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