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Alabama’s data center boom is reshaping the state’s economy and landscape, fueled by AI demand, cheap land, and power infrastructure—yet it’s sparking fierce local backlash over environmental costs, energy use, and quality of life. Massive projects like the $36B Nebius AI factory and Project Marvel threaten to redefine the state’s future, while communities push back with lawsuits, zoning bans, and demands for transparency. Utilities scramble to meet rising demand, and renewable energy efforts face resistance, as Alabama walks a tightrope between economic opportunity and community well-being.

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