Empire of Lights: Building Data Centers With the Community, Not Around It

Can Data Centers Earn the Trust of the Communities Where They're Built? Data centers are bringing billions of dollars in investment to Pennsylvania, but what does responsible development actually look like?

On this episode of Empire of Lights, Brian Regli of Dynamo takes us inside the company's planned data center development in Springdale and explains why transparency, community engagement and accountability have to be part of the process from day one.

Hit play to hear how Dynamo is approaching concerns around power, water and noise, why Regli believes developers must acknowledge the problems they help create, and how closed-loop cooling, third-party verification and local hiring can help establish a better model for development. He also explains why the industry needs to stop simply telling communities that data centers are good for them and start listening to what those communities actually need.

It's a candid conversation about building the infrastructure of the digital economy while building trust at the same time.

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