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Data centers have moved into rural America. So have the concerns.

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By Lauren Cross Verified
| Illinois Times Verified
Data center construction is shifting toward rural America. At the same time, rural residents report greater concern than urban and suburban Americans about what those projects could mean for their electricity costs and farmland use. That’s according to a survey released June 26 by researchers at the University of Illinois and Purdue University. The survey of about 1,000 U.S. adults, conducted in February, found rural residents expressed the highest average level of concern overall.
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Survey: Rural residents worry about electricity costs, farmland as data centers grow

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By Lauren Cross Verified
| Pantagraph Verified
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Data centers have moved into rural America. So have the concerns.

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By Lauren Cross Verified, Investigate Midwest, Lauren Cross
| St. Louis Post-Dispatch Verified
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