Calling Script

[State your name and your address]

I’m calling in regards to the proposed data center in Buffalo.

My primary concern is with the absolute lack of transparency in this process.

I’m also extremely concerned about [Choose one or two other issues to elaborate on in your own words. No more than a few sentences each. Here are some ideas]

• Water contamination or depletion
• Noise
• Light pollution
• Air pollution
• Electricity bills
• Property values
• Public health
• Forever chemicals
• Endangered species
• Accountability
• Historical and archeological sites
• Outdoor recreation (hunting and fishing)

I’m urging you, [The County Commission / Town Council / Mayor / WV House / WV Senate] to pass a resolution recognizing that the presence of hyperscale data centers in West Virginia communities should be evaluated on more than the financial impacts alone and that decisions around the presence of hyperscale data centers should reside with the people of the communities in which they’ve been proposed.

Follow up email template

Dear [name],

My name is [first, last] and I’m a resident of [town and county]. I’m following up on my earlier phone call to again express my concern with the proposed Google AI data center in Buffalo.

First and foremost, the absolute lack of transparency around the process is extremely alarming. Additionally, I’m concerned about [insert one or two additional concerns in your own words].

For these reasons and many others, I urge you to pass a resolution recognizing that the presence of hyperscale data centers in West Virginia communities should be evaluated on more than the financial impacts alone and that decisions around the presence of hyperscale data centers should reside with the people of the communities in which they’ve been proposed.

Attached is the resolution for your consideration. Thank you for your time. I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,
[name]

West Virginia House of Delegates

• District 18 — Jim Butler: jim.butler@wvhouse.gov · 304-675-3984
• District 19 — Kathie Hess Crouse: kathie.crouse@wvhouse.gov · 304-340-3118
• District 20 — Sarah Drennan: sarah.drennan@wvhouse.gov · 304-340-3121
• District 21 — Jarred Cannon: jarred.cannon@wvhouse.gov · 304-340-3113

West Virginia Senate

• Eric Tarr: eric.tarr@wvsenate.gov · 304-202-4276
• Glenn Jeffries: glenn.jeffries@wvsenate.gov · 304-357-7866

Resolution on the Presence of Hyperscale Data Centers in West Virginia Communities

WHEREAS, Hyperscale data centers are massive facilities that can have the geographic footprint of a small city; and

WHEREAS, The increased energy demand from the presence of hyperscale data centers could impact grid reliability and energy costs for all ratepayers while increasing CO2 emissions; and

WHEREAS, Hyperscale data centers can consume immense amounts of water per day, depleting resources and risking contamination for other local users and native ecosystems; and

WHEREAS, The presence of hyperscale data centers puts community members at risk of decreased property values, altered character and function of property, or loss of private property to eminent domain; and

WHEREAS, The presence of a hyperscale data center changes the fabric of a community with noise and light pollution, and the loss of large tracts of potential farmland or reconstruction of the natural terrain;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the position of the undersigned is that the presence of hyperscale data centers in West Virginia communities should be evaluated on more than the financial impacts alone; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, the position of the undersigned is that decisions about the presence of hyperscale data centers should reside with the people of the communities in which they’ve been proposed.

SIGNATURE ________________________________    NAME, PRINTED ________________________________

DATE ________________________________