Energy Thinks with Tisha Schuller · 2026-06-18 · 32 min
This solo pod continues the series on the Arc of Outrage, the predictable and unavoidable opposition cycle that data centers are facing. What you’ll get in this solo episode of Energy Thinks The energy industry has been here before. I warned data center proponents to stop calling the opposition they are facing “misinformation.” The problem is that data centers are now on the Arc of Outrage . I watched this happen during the fracking wars, when isolated local concerns became organized opposition and organized opposition became a national movement. The specifics change, but the pattern is familiar. The Arc for data centers is particularly steep because they are evoking a basket of concerns, all at once: energy affordability, grid reliability, AI writ large, local control, and the fear that too much is being built too fast. This episode is not about avoiding the Arc. You cannot. It is about understanding where you are on it, what is coming next, and how to move through it with more skill.
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