Power Plays
Power Plays
CoBank
Powering the cloud while protecting communities
25 minutes Posted Apr 29, 2026 at 1:30 pm.
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When a massive new data center load shows up in a local community, who benefits? Who pays? And what safeguards matter most? This episode of Power Plays breaks down the real tradeoffs — rates, reliability, water, noise and emissions — and the “yes-if” strategy one co-op is using to protect members and capture the economic upside.