This Is Server Country
AI, Power, and the Remaking of Rural America
Book • 2026
This is Server Country investigates how massive investment in data‑centre infrastructure is transforming rural and Rust Belt communities, altering local economies, landscapes, and identities.
The author documents specific projects and legal battles, illustrating how farmland and small towns are reshaped by large facilities serving AI companies.
The book argues these changes have broader political and social consequences, raising questions about community agency, resource allocation, and environmental cost.
By linking on‑the‑ground reporting with policy analysis, it highlights the urgent need for public debate and governance around infrastructure choices.
The work aims to bring visibility to impacts largely ignored in tech industry conversations.
The author documents specific projects and legal battles, illustrating how farmland and small towns are reshaped by large facilities serving AI companies.
The book argues these changes have broader political and social consequences, raising questions about community agency, resource allocation, and environmental cost.
By linking on‑the‑ground reporting with policy analysis, it highlights the urgent need for public debate and governance around infrastructure choices.
The work aims to bring visibility to impacts largely ignored in tech industry conversations.
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