West Virginia Farmer Voices Opposition to AI Data Centers and Power Lines
Erica Reiner, a farmer from Charles Town, West Virginia, says AI data centers and the power lines serving them could raise costs and consume local farmland. She made the comments in a television special about growing resident opposition to the facilities.
Erica Reiner, a farmer from Charles Town, West Virginia, said she feels betrayed by President Donald Trump despite voting for him three times. Her comments appeared in an MS NOW special examining AI data centers and increasing opposition to their development in Appalachia.
Reiner said residents are concerned that data centers and the power infrastructure needed to support them could increase costs and take over farmland. The article presents her concerns as part of broader dissatisfaction among Trump supporters, rather than reporting on a specific company or approved data center project.