The rise of data centers is becoming a midterm issue for voters

The rise of data centers is becoming a midterm issue for voters

Data centers used to fuel artificial intelligence are popping up all over the country, and they're becoming a midterm issue for voters that's now drawing White House attention.

A Grassroots Rebellion Against Data Centers Is Spreading—State by StateGrass‑Roots Rebellion Against Data Centers and Grid Expansion

This post is not a catalog of every proposed data center in the United States. It is a pushback tracker. Here’s where it is: Local governments are realizing that data centers behave more like energy infrastructure than office parks, but are often regulated like neither or—if you believe White House AI Viceroy David Sacks—not at all. Until that mismatch is addressed, the grassroots rebellion against data center construction isn’t going to fade—it…