Indiana has a transparency and misinformation “problem” when it comes to data centers, Hoosier energy leaders heard this week.

“This stuff is generating astronomical amounts of money for localities,” data center developer Tom Dakich said. “We do a bad job of bringing the transparency of those numbers, and the numbers are staggering.”

Dakich, who was involved in the Digital Crossroads data center in Hammond, spoke to the Strategic Energy Growth Task Force during a Wednesday afternoon meeting at the Indiana State Museum.

The industry is also doing a “bad job” talking about the “de minimus” amount of water needed for cooling the massive facilities, he said.

He blamed opaque processes and bad information for fostering massive backlash among residents — prompting local officials to pull the

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