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# Interactive map reveals data center expansion reshaping American neighborhoods
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/interactive-map-reveals-data-center-expansion-reshaping-american-neighborhoods/
- Published: 2026-05-15T16:13:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-15T16:13:56.000Z
- Description: Data centers are no longer abstract cloud infrastructure—they’re concrete real estate projects in residential areas, and The Verge’s interactive map makes that visible for the first time.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-connected, data center infrastructure, ai policy, geographic mapping

Source: [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/policy/930629/data-center-policy-map-interactive?ref=adjacent.media)

Data centers are no longer abstract cloud infrastructure—they're concrete real estate projects in residential areas, and The Verge's interactive map makes that visible for the first time. Communities are discovering they have little say in whether a massive power-hungry facility gets built nearby, yet will bear costs in land use, energy grid strain, and property value volatility while tech companies capture the returns. The map itself becomes a political tool, potentially shifting data center siting from a quiet policy matter into a neighborhood-level organizing issue.