Data center hype faces AI regulation and community resistance

Data center hype faces AI regulation and community resistance

Politicians, regulators and corporate executives dig into a box of sand for a groundbreaking ceremony at the Franklin Farms Power Station site, which will supply electricity for Meta's data center in Richland Parish. (Photo courtesy of Entergy Louisiana)Maybe it’s buyer’s remorse. After Louisiana officials welcomed hyperscale data centers with extractive tax rebates and secretive dealings, a bipartisan wave of resistance is brewing to restrict t…