Insights
Notes from the work
Short pieces on running a fair process, community benefit agreements, and what holds up after the vote.
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When an Immovable Object Meets an Unstoppable Force
The AI boom just collided with the electric grid. Neither one was built for this.
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Anatomy of a Good Community Benefit Agreement
The difference between a promise and a contract — and how to tell which one you’re looking at.
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The Data Center Fight Isn’t Really About Data Centers
AI’s loudest critics work in the C-suite. No wonder town halls are packed.
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I’m Not Pro-Data Center. I’m Not Anti-Data Center.
Why I started CommonWatts and what I learned from two-plus years in the middle of the data center fight.