Data Center Protest Leader Decries What She Says Are Lies, Backroom Deals

The Chair of an organization that is coordinating a series of protests around the country is accusing data center supporters of closed-door deals and bogus arguments to get the facilties approved.

Amy Kremer is a former leader of the Tea Party and chair of Humans First, which has organized a data center revolt bus tour. The tour is slated for stops in Laramie and Cheyenne on Monday, Sept. 28.

In an interview with Townsquare Media, she accused data center supporters of getting the facilities approved through secret backroom deals and by using false arguments.

You can hear the interview in the audio file at the bottom of this page.

Kremer says of Humans First ''we want the people in these communities to have a seat at the table and be part of the conversation about if they are going to be built in their communities or not."

She says data center technology is  "being shoved down our throats. Nobody voted for this. Nobody asked for it. Yet it's still being shoved down our throats."

She goes on to say, "Data centers are the backbone and heartbeat of AI. And AI has been built on American data, on American land with American energy, with American resources, and yet the American people have no say in it. And now they are trying to force this infrastructure on our communities."

She says the public should get to vote on whether to allow data centers.

Kremer Says Data Center Deals Are Happening Behind Closed Doors

But she says data center deals are being done "behind closed doors, under cover of darkness, with NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) and shell companies. By the time the people in the community find out about it, it's halfway through the process, and they don't have the ability to stop this."

She says people need to hold their elected officials accountable.

Kremer also said the data centers "lie about what their intentions are."

She says closed-loop water systems are one example. Kremer says the companies will say the systems don't use much water. But she says because closed-loop systems are expensive, once the facilities are approved, they will decide to go with a less-expensive system.

The Data Center Revolt Bus Tour is slated for Laramie from 2p.m. until 3 p.m. and in Cheyenne at the City Municipal Building at 2101 O'Neil from 4p.m. until 7 p.m.

Hear the Amy Kremer Interview Here