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ICYMI: We’re Expanding Energy Affordability in LaGrange, GA, and West Memphis, AR
Groundswell is bringing energy savings and critical home repairs to families in LaGrange, Georgia, and West Memphis, Arkansas—with support from Google—connecting community investment to real, household-level impact.
Call for Presenters: At the Data Center Crossroads
Today, I’m writing to invite you to submit your ideas and recommendations for presenters and sessions for this year’s Rural Renaissance Roadshow. Local control requires local leadership, and it’s a critical time for us to work together as neighbors and colleagues to pick our paths well at the data center crossroads.
Spring Into Savings with SharePower
As winter fades and the first signs of spring appear across the region, we’re reminded that brighter days are ahead, in more ways than one. Spring is the season of renewal. Trees begin to bloom, daylight stretches longer into the evening, and communities come back to life after the cold of winter. Here in the DC area, the arrival of the cherry blossoms later this month is one of the most beautiful reminders that a new season has begun.
Decatur, Alabama – “The River City” – to Host the 2026 Rural Renaissance Roadshow: At the Data Center Crossroads
Last time I wrote to you all, I shared that this year’s Roadshow topic is “At the Data Center Crossroads.” AI data centers have become a kitchen table issue – especially in the small towns and rural counties where data center developers are locking up hundreds of acres of potential data center sites.
At the Data Center Crossroads
AI data centers have become a kitchen table issue, especially in the small towns and rural counties where data center developers are locking up hundreds of acres of potential data center sites.