There's no good reason to build datacenters in many of the places people are trying to build them. Look at all the ones they're trying to build in Phoenix or Tucson, Arizona, or in New Mexico. These are deserts! They're the exact opposite of a place where it makes sense to build a datacenter.

It's not enough to offer incentives. You have to explain why you even need to do it in the first place, and the answer better not be "we want money."

These are good places to build a data center if you're planning on operating it entirely off-grid with a photovoltaic solar panel array (or even just augmenting grid power with PV solar generated onsite). Your cooling costs increase somewhat compared to a cooler outdoor climate, but the desert southwest is basically the best place in the US to put solar panels.