The Democrats’ sweeping victories in the midterm elections on Tuesday could buoy opponents of data centers in some parts of the U.S. and slow the spread of the controversial facilities, according to Wall Street analysts. As of Wednesday afternoon, voters had approved 38 ballot measures restricting data centers in communities across California, Illinois, Maine, Ohio,…
The Democrats’ sweeping victories in the midterm elections on Tuesday could buoy opponents of data centers in some parts of the U.S. and slow the spread of the controversial facilities, according to Wall Street analysts. As of Wednesday afternoon, voters had approved 37 ballot measures restricting data centers and only one allowing them, according to…
New Jersey residents got some bad news earlier this year when the state’s public utilities board warned that their electricity bills could surge up to 20% starting on June 1. A key driver in that rate hike: data centers. The spread of these large-scale computing facilities across the U.S. amid growing demand for artificial intelligence,…
The largest energy provider in Nevada, NV Energy, is suing data center developer Tract Capital Management, accusing the company of trying to pass costs onto consumers. At issue is who pays to expand energy infrastructure when a data center needs as much electricity as a midsize city. Tract’s two planned campuses near Reno would together…
