No one is talking about this data center downside: op-ed

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A hole in plastic netting reveals the treeline marking the end of Adrian Johnson's property in Hope Hull, Ala., Thursday, July 30, 2026. Land just on the other side of the treeline could potentially be sold and used for Project Red Clay, the $1.5 billion data center planned in Lowndes County. (Eric Kiekeben/AL.com)

For a while, alarm about the invasion of data centers seemed to be one of few things Alabama Republicans and Democrats agreed on. The pollution, water and electricity consumption, noise, and the sheer, ugly sprawl are so obvious, people recognize that they don’t want a data center anywhere near their homes, regardless of their politics.

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