Episode 14
North Carolina’s AI Divide: Data Centers, Energy & Jobs | AI on the Ballot | Episode 14 | Explainer
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Can North Carolina’s AI economy deliver growth without leaving communities behind? 🤖⚡🏭
In this episode of AI on the Ballot: North Carolina, hosts Bennett Iorio and Sanjay Puri explore the state’s growing AI economy, data-center expansion, electricity costs, jobs, and the 2026 political debate with Miranda Nazzaro, Senior Tech Reporter at The Hill, and Rep. Thomas Corman, New Hampshire State Representative, Grafton-17 (D).
Key Topics Covered:
🏗️ Data Centers & Growth: North Carolina’s rapid expansion of AI infrastructure and its impact on communities.
⚡ Energy & Ratepayers: Who should pay for the grid infrastructure needed to support growing data-center demand?
💰 AI Tax Policy: Changes to North Carolina’s data-center electricity tax exemptions and emerging ratepayer protections.
💼 AI & Jobs: How automation is reshaping manufacturing, furniture, textiles, and communities across the state.
🗳️ AI & Elections: How data-center policy and federal AI preemption could shape the 2026 political conversation.
Can North Carolina build its AI economy while ensuring communities share in its benefits? Drop your thoughts in the comments!
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