{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreiazr7kdwq6uap5qxdezzxhim6oa7o5gug535rrcgbdanlhmrbkjua",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:mg5ozsljpp6t5b4lvwys4t72/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6tbfse67i2"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreibvmnl46tqfqicdgra5u6d7ymx3kqcshtleiswzb3472tgzqf6vpy"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    "size": 60588
  },
  "description": "Public misconceptions about data centers are fueling opposition, Rep. Jay Obernolte said.\n",
  "path": "/data-center-industry-slammed-over-messaging/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T20:15:08.000Z",
  "site": "https://broadbandbreakfast.com",
  "tags": [
    "Learn more about the Broadband Community...",
    "Start Your Broadband Journey Here",
    "Subscribe now"
  ],
  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, April 23, 2026 – The data center industry must better communicate with the public as concerns over energy use, water consumption, and local impacts drive growing political resistance, said Rep. **Jay Obernolte** , R-Calif.\n\n“The tech industry is not terribly educated on public relations,” Obernolte said, speaking Thursday at the Data Center World conference. “You need to be proactively telling people, ‘we’re not raising rates, we want to be good neighbors.’”\n\nObernolte said public concern, not the underlying facts, is driving the congressional debate.\n\nLearn more about the Broadband Community...\n\n\n                            Start Your Broadband Journey Here\n                        \n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Data Center Industry Slammed Over Messaging",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-21T09:49:57.495Z"
}