Communities across Nebraska and the country are being approached by companies looking for locations to build data centers. There have been 39 data center related projects in Nebraska of various sizes, almost exclusively in eastern Nebraska. Larger data centers typically look for 1,000 to 1,200 acres that would provide adequate space to build a data center and a co-locating energy production plant. Some data centers use large amounts of water, especially some of the older ones built. It is part of the Bulletin’s continuing series of information about data centers.