Episode 4: What Powers The Cloud: Heath Jeppson's Datacenter Reality Check From His Book The Cloud Has Hit The Ground

Podcast: Oh Hell No...Not My Data · Keisha Bent

Opublikowano: 2026-06-08

When a datacenter project comes to town, the conversation often moves fast, sometimes faster than residents can get the facts they need. In this episode, we dive into Heath Jeppson’s book The Cloud Has Hit the Ground, a guide written to help communities and decision makers understand what questions to ask, what impacts to expect, and why transparency matters long before a vote is cast. Jeppson breaks down the real‑world implications of datacenters: energy use, water consumption, tax incentives, job creation, land impact, and long‑term community responsibility. We unpack those insights and translate them into a...