> But when push comes to shove, for growth, the cranes have to show up in your neighborhood and build stuff.

There is absolutely no need for cranes to show up in or near existing neighborhoods to build data centers. The US is not out of remote land that would be well suited for this purpose, but building in those places requires spending more money to build supporting infrastructure, so businesses prefer to avoid that cost.

If the growth is truly beneficial, it should be able to pay for itself, and I think that is what people want to see enforced.