Ask HN: What happens to a region if a hyperscaler DC is built?

Dear HN,

in the not too far future, Microsoft will build at least two Hyperscaler data centers in the region I live in.

I could not (yet) find any English-language info on this, but searching for “hyperscaler bedburg” and “hyperscaler grevenbroich” turns out those mainly German-language information that are already available.

I’m pretty exited about it in general, but also curious — what to expect for my region over the course of the next, say, 10 years?

Unprecedented economic revitalization (my region is in the process of shutting down its local coal/energy industry)?

Or basically just two new gray blobs in the landscape and that’s about it?

I would love to hear what you think or can report based on similar experiences.