AI Boom Faces Ballot Backlash: 10 States Vote on Data Centers
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Voters in 10 U.S. states will decide on election day whether to limit data center development in their communities. The rapid buildout needed to power the AI boom has sparked local opposition.
Resistance is especially strong in Ohio, one of the country's fastest-growing data center markets. No state has more data center-related ballot measures. Voters in more than a dozen jurisdictions will consider 21 proposals alongside Tuesday's midterm elections, according to non-partisan research.