Panelists Struggle to Find Solutions to Community Opposition on Data Centers
The panel called on the data center industry to work together to address community concerns
WASHINGTON, April 20, 2026 – Growing opposition to data centers around the country was viewed both as a nuisance and an opportunity during a panel discussion at the Data Center World conference on Monday.
The growing frustration with NIMBYism for Carl Braun, CEO of the Data Center Group, a commercial real estate group under Coldwell Banker Commercial, and the "misinformation" climate around data centers, led him to a stark conclusion.
“We're dealing with cave people,” Braun said. “They're citizens against virtually everything, and sometimes there is no logic behind them.”
