Will Weisser and Susan Montoya Bryan | Associated Press

Potential data centers have sparked the kinds of debates that have raged in cities and towns across the country. And those debates often cut across ideological lines. Some see job opportunities that can help the U.S. compete with China in technology. Others worry about losing farmland and the high amounts of electricity and water needed to power these centers. he debate has united left-leaning environmentalists and conservative farmers.