Mark Cuban shared a 10-point checklist for towns getting their first data center

Mark Cuban says towns have more leverage over AI data centers than they think. Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images In a series of X posts, billionaire Mark Cuban laid out how he thinks towns should approach data centers. Cuban advised towns to set limits on water use and noise, and to secure money for decommissioning. Living near data centers has become a hot-button issue as AI infrastructure spending booms. Mark Cuban is urging local governments to negotiate harder before approving data centers, saying towns should secure enforceable protections while they still have leverage. In a series of X posts on Monday, the billionaire tech entrepreneur shared a 10-part playbook for communities considering their first project. His basic rule: Every major promise from a developer should have a measurable limit, independent oversight, financial backing, and a practical remedy if it is broken.