With higher demand on the energy grid, skyrocketing utility bills and increased Artificial Intelligence (AI) use, leaders in the Washington metropolitan area must consider environmental and public health when considering data center developments. How can local communities remain resilient in the digital age?
Washington Informer reporter Mya Trujillo has a conversation with Prince George’s County Council Member-at-Large Wala Blegay about the Qualified Data Center Task Force’s work, the importance of data center moratoriums and what the future of energy infrastructure should look like.
This video is part of Clearing the Air, The Washington Informer’s ongoing Solutions Journalism initiative examining environmental health challenges and the people, policies, and innovations working to address them across Washington, Maryland and Virginia.
