O focuses any advocacy for the “good” to come from Data Centers are all lies. There are also television campaigns (advertising) connected with these … at least in Texas and Virginia.
“Connects” (e.g., Virginia Connects, Texas Connects) are industry-backed advocacy campaigns used by the Data Center Coalition to influence local opinion on large tech and AI facilities. These public-relations initiatives primarily operate in states experiencing the heaviest data center buildouts, most notably Virginia and Texas.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
These industry outreach platforms focus heavily on areas with dense data center corridors: [1, 2]
- Virginia: Known as the “data center capital of the world,” particularly in Northern Virginia’s “Data Center Alley”. The Virginia Connects campaign operates here to mitigate severe local backlash against resource consumption. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Texas: Specifically in the rapidly expanding Dallas and Central Texas hubs. Campaigns such as Texas Connects work to promote job growth and tax revenues in response to increasing local opposition. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Other Emerging Hubs: Industry groups actively expand or mirror this advocacy into other states experiencing rapid AI infrastructure growth, such as Ohio, Tennessee, Oregon, and Iowa. [1]