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AI data center boom faces backlash at US ballot box
The rapid expansion of AI data centers across the United States is running into public resistance, with opposition now surfacing in local ballot measures. Communities are weighing the industry's promised investment and jobs against concerns over energy demand, water use, noise and strain on the power grid, and are increasingly voting on whether to allow projects to proceed.
Why now: Local votes are turning data center construction into a contested political issue as AI growth accelerates.
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