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Rural Town Promises Every Household $10,000 if Data Center Gets Built

Original: Every Household in This Rural Town Receives $10,000 if a Data Center Gets Built

A rural town is proposing a deal in which every household would receive $10,000 if a planned data center is built there. The unusual payment scheme is drawing attention as a model for how small communities might benefit from the data center boom, swapping direct cash payouts for hosting the power-hungry facilities. Details on the town, the developer and the deal's terms remain sparse.

Why now: Data center expansion into rural America and how local communities get compensated is a hot topic right now.

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• Every Household in This Rural Town Receives $10,000 if a Data Center Gets Built · WSJ

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