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Opinion: As data centers expand, here’s what communities should require in return

China and the United States are in a race for AI supremacy, and the outcome will shape everything: global trade, national security, and economic power for a generation. Data centers are the infrastructure of that race.

The El Paso angle: Local impact is the whole point here. If this is your neighborhood, your block, or your commute, your read on it is the one that matters.


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Community ReportAutomatedSource: Community ReportPublished: Apr 20, 2026, 4:01 PMView source

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Following. Want to see what others think before I weigh in.

The answer changes depending on which part of El Paso you're in.

Living in El Paso gives you a different lens on this. Appreciate the thread.