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AI Data Centers Divide Rural North Carolina | Raleigh News
North Carolina’s rural counties are caught in a high-stakes tug-of-war: AI data centers promise economic lifelines but threaten water, energy, and community stability. As lawmakers push two pivotal bills—one forcing data centers to pay for grid upgrades and adopt green tech, while potentially prolonging coal plants; the other gutting solar tax breaks—farmers and local officials face impossible choices. Edgecombe County’s push for a two-year moratorium signals growing grassroots resistance, as the state braces for a heated legislative showdown that could reshape the future of rural development…
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