YOUR GUIDED PATH

My Ally Brief

Build a meeting-ready data center community brief in about 10–15 minutes. We’ll help you identify potential local value, define the proposal, test its commitments, review balanced evidence, and prepare questions with clear follow-up.

No account required. Your selections and optional project name stay on this device.

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Choose your perspective type.

Select the option that best describes what brings you here.

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How to Use My Ally Brief

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  1. Define the project

    Choose your perspective and add the known project facts. “I don’t know yet” is a valid answer.

  2. Test facts and commitments

    Open the most relevant Comparison Lab, replace sample inputs, save the scenario, and mark only documented commitments.

  3. Review evidence

    Select up to three balanced evidence cards so your brief stays concise and source-based.

  4. Build your question list

    Use recommended questions, add local questions, and record answers, sources, owners, and follow-up dates.

  5. Prepare the brief

    Use the readiness check to finish missing items, then print or save the meeting-ready draft.

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Choose what brings you here.

Your guided brief will begin below the five perspective choices.

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A free data center checklist for your next community meeting

My Ally Brief helps residents, local officials and project researchers organize what they know about a data center proposal. Choose the topics that matter to you, compare the available evidence and prepare specific questions to take to a meeting.

What can I include in my brief?

Project details, selected comparisons, cited evidence, questions and follow-up items covering siting, electricity, water, noise and community benefits. The scorecard uses the topics you select; an unselected topic is not evidence for or against a project.

Do I need an account, and can I print it?

No account is required. Your selections stay in this browser on this device. Complete the guided steps to review and print your brief, or use your browser’s Save as PDF option.

Where do I find facts about a specific project?

Start with data center project records by state and county, then check the linked permits, filings and public notices. Use the public meeting calendar to look for upcoming discussions.