'Not in my backyard': California to surpass 300 data centers despite local opposition

'Not in my backyard': California to surpass 300 data centers despite local opposition

A proposed $10 billion data center in Imperial, California, has become the center of a much larger statewide debate over how far the AI infrastructure boom should go, according to Inside Climate News.  What's happening? The controversy comes as California is on track to surpass 300 data centers. The state already has 288 operating facilities as of May 10, 2026, according to the Data Center Map. Cleanview analysts say 25 more are planned by 2030,…