\documentclass{beamer} \setbeamercovered{transparent} % Define UW colors \usepackage{xcolor} \usepackage{tcolorbox} \usepackage{tikz} \usepackage{booktabs} \usepackage{amssymb} % for checkmark \usepackage{graphicx} % if you want to use image-based checkmarks \usepackage{colortbl} \usepackage{hyperref} \usepackage{cleveref} \usepackage[backend=biber]{biblatex} %\addbibresource{bib2.bib} \usetikzlibrary{shapes, arrows.meta, positioning} \tcbuselibrary{skins} \definecolor{UWBrown}{HTML}{492f24} \definecolor{UWGold}{HTML}{ffcc00} % Define custom colors (optional) \definecolor{lightgreen}{HTML}{d6f5d6} \definecolor{lightred}{HTML}{f8d7da} \definecolor{lightyellow}{HTML}{fff3cd} \definecolor{darkgreen}{HTML}{006400} \definecolor{darkred}{HTML}{8B0000} \definecolor{middlegreen}{HTML}{463200} \definecolor{middlered}{HTML}{C16B6D} \definecolor{lightorange}{HTML}{FFD8A9} % Theme setup \usetheme{Madrid} \usecolortheme{default} \setbeamertemplate{enumerate items}[default] \setbeamercolor*{structure}{bg=white,fg=UWBrown} % Apply custom colors %\setbeamercolor{palette primary}{bg=UWBrown, fg=UWGold} %\setbeamercolor{palette secondary}{bg=UWGold, fg=UWBrown} %\setbeamercolor{palette tertiary}{bg=UWBrown, fg=white} % Flip heading colors %\setbeamercolor{frametitle}{bg=UWGold, fg=UWBrown} %\setbeamercolor{title}{fg=UWBrown} % Flip footer colors %\setbeamercolor{footline}{bg=UWGold, fg=UWBrown} % Double-height footer with logo %\setbeamertemplate{footline}{ % \leavevmode% % \hbox{% % \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\paperwidth,ht=8ex,dp=4ex,left]{footline}% % \includegraphics[height=6ex]{UW_Logo}% % \hspace{1em} \insertshorttitle \hfill \insertframenumber{} / \inserttotalframenumber % \end{beamercolorbox}% % }% % \vskip0pt% %} \newcommand\blfootnote[1]{% \begingroup \renewcommand\thefootnote{}\footnote{#1}% \addtocounter{footnote}{-1}% \endgroup } % Title info \title[Economic Impact of Data Centers]{Economic Impact of Data Centers} \author{Alexander Gebben \& Bailey Kirkland} \date{June \(\text{23}^{rd}\),2026} \begin{document} \begin{frame}[plain] \begin{center} \huge\textbf{\inserttitle}\\ \textcolor{black}{\large\insertdate}\\ \textcolor{black}{\large\insertauthor} \vfill \begin{columns} \begin{column}{0.3\textwidth} \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Images/Economic-Impacts-of-Data-Centers.png} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.3\textwidth} \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{CBEA_Logo_Large} \end{column} \end{columns} %\includegraphics[width=0.5\paperwidth]{Images/Economic-Impacts-of-Data-Centers.png} %\includegraphics[width=0.5\paperwidth]{CBEA_Logo_Large} \textcolor{white}{\insertinstitute}\\ \end{center} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \begin{frame}{Center for Business \& Economic Analysis} Provide applied economic insight to support decision-making across Wyoming. The CBEA serves as a resource for policymakers, communities, and businesses, producing accessible, nonpartisan research on the state’s most pressing issues. \begin{columns} \begin{column}{0.6\textwidth} \begin{itemize} \item Corporate, government, and academic \item Association for University Business and Economic Research (AUBER) \end{itemize} \textbf{Past Work} \begin{itemize} \item Over 65 projects \item Data center industry reports \item Energy and policy analysis \item Nuclear sector analysis \end{itemize} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.4\textwidth} \href{https://www.uwyo.edu/cbea/index.html}{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Images/qr-code.png}} \end{column} \end{columns} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Outline \begin{frame}{Outline} \tableofcontents \end{frame} \begin{frame}{Introduction} What are data centers? \vfill \begin{columns} \begin{column}{0.2\textwidth} \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Small data center.jpg} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.81\textwidth} \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Utah_Data_Center_Panorama_(cropped).jpg} \end{column} \end{columns} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \section{Trends and background} \begin{frame}{Data Centers} A data center is any facility that houses and runs computer infrastructure. \begin{columns} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \begin{enumerate} \item Large language models \item Proof of work mining \item Cloud storage \item Hosting services \item Virtual private networks \end{enumerate} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Data-centre.png} \end{column} \end{columns} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \begin{frame}[plain]{Projected Energy Use} %\footfullcite{USEnergyInformation} \centering \only<1>{\includegraphics[width=0.7\textwidth]{IEA-data-centre.png} \includegraphics[width=0.7\textwidth]{Axis.png} } \only<2>{\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{IEA-Cases.png}} \only<1-2>{\blfootnote{\tiny IEA (2025), Energy and AI, IEA, Paris https://www.iea.org/reports/energy-and-ai, License CC BY 4.0}} \only<3>{\includegraphics[width=0.95\textwidth]{Total.png}\blfootnote{\tiny Data from: EIA. (2026). Annual Energy Outlook 2026 Table 5. Commercial Sector Key Indicators and Consumption.}} \only<4>{\includegraphics[width=0.95\textwidth]{Plot.png}\blfootnote{\tiny Data from: EIA. (2026). Annual Energy Outlook 2026 Table 5. Commercial Sector Key Indicators and Consumption.}} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Bailey \begin{frame}{Data centers in Wyoming} \begin{columns} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \begin{itemize} \item Land, cool climate, low population, etc. \item Need for diversification \item Ten current providers, many more to come \item Wyoming data center sales tax exemption \end{itemize} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.4\textwidth} \centering \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{data_centers_wyoming.png} \end{column} \end{columns} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Bailey \section{Data center model importance} \begin{frame}{Big Questions} \only<1>{ \begin{columns}[T] \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \textbf{Benefits} \begin{itemize} \item Large upfront capital investments \item Employment \begin{itemize} \item Temporary (e.g., construction) vs. permanent (e.g., operation) \item Wages \end{itemize} \item Fiscal Revenue \item Wage spillovers to surrounding labor market \item Productivity gains for co-located firms \end{itemize} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \centering \includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{data_center_benefits.png} \end{column} \end{columns} } \only<2>{ \begin{columns}[T] \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \textbf{Costs} \begin{itemize} \item Energy consumption \begin{itemize} \item Prices \item Volatility \item Infrastructure expansion \end{itemize} \item Water consumption \item Land use pressure \item Workforce housing \item Light and noise pollution \item AI-driven downstream unemployment \end{itemize} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.55\textwidth} \centering \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{data_center_costs.png} \end{column} \end{columns} } \only<3>{ \textbf{Policy questions} \begin{itemize} \item Tax incentives \item Zoning policy \item Housing (temporary vs. permanent) \end{itemize} } \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Alex \section{Modeling considerations} \begin{frame}{Challenges} \begin{columns} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \begin{enumerate} \item<2-> On-site or grid power \item<3-> Feedback of electricity demand \item<4-> Delayed industry data (NAICS) \item<5-> Rapid industry change \item<6-> Tax code \item<7-> Where are inputs purchased? \end{enumerate} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \only<2->{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Images/Power_Gen.jpg}} \end{column} \end{columns} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Bailey \section{Wyoming case study} \begin{frame}{Our Study} \begin{itemize} \item Economic impact study, commissioned by a data center \item Possible use cases \begin{itemize} \item Argue for tax exemptions to business council \item Garner some public support \item Prepare county/town with some sense of expectations around employment effects, population effects, temporary housing needs, etc. \end{itemize} \end{itemize} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \begin{frame}[c]{Scenario} \begin{columns} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \begin{itemize} \item Lincoln County Wyoming \item \$5 Billion capital investment \item Construction (2027-2030) \begin{enumerate} \item Data center \item Natural gas power \item Battery energy storage system \end{enumerate} \item Operation (2031-2060) \end{itemize} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Images/Wyoming_Sign.jpg} \end{column} \end{columns} \end{frame} \begin{frame}{Modeling Economic Impacts} \textbf{Eight parameters to consider} \begin{columns}[T] \begin{column}{0.55\textwidth} \begin{itemize} \onslide<2->{\item Detailed investment} \onslide<3->{\item Industry output} \onslide<4->{\item Employment} \end{itemize} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.45\textwidth} \centering \only<2>{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Images/Purchase_Events.png}} \only<3>{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Images/Output_Events.png}} \only<4>{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Images/Employment_Event.png}} \only<5>{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Images/Operating_Employment_Fit.png}} \end{column} \end{columns} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Bailey \begin{frame}{Modeling Tax Impacts} \begin{columns} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \begin{itemize} \item Tax PI at a state-level \item WyEAD data to calibrate \item Tax exemptions for computing, power generation, battery, and air filtration equipment \item Sales taxes from out of state purchases \end{itemize} \end{column} \begin{column}{0.5\textwidth} \centering \includegraphics[scale = 0.25]{remi_tax_screenshot.png} \end{column} \end{columns} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%% \section{Results} \begin{frame}{Job Outcomes} \centering \only<1>{\includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{Images/Job_plot.png}} \only<2>{\includegraphics[width=0.6\textwidth]{Images/Job_Facet_Plot.png}} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%% \begin{frame}{GDP} \centering \only<1>{\includegraphics[width=0.85\textwidth]{Images/GDP_Region_Plot.png}} \only<2>{\includegraphics[width=0.85\textwidth]{Images/GDP_Other_Counties.png}} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \begin{frame}[plain] \begin{center} \huge Thank you \end{center} \begin{center} \normalsize For more information contact: \href{mailto:agebben@uwyo.edu}{agebben@uwyo.edu}, or \href{mailto:bkirkla1@uwyo.edu}{bkirkla1@uwyo.edu} \end{center} \end{frame} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \begin{frame}[plain]{Useful REMI Model Options} \only<1>{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Images/Custom_Industry.png}} \only<2>{\includegraphics[width=0.6\textwidth]{Images/Fuel_Cost_Adjustment.png}} \end{frame} \end{document}