State Lawmakers Introduce Record Data Center Bills as AI Companies Race to Build

3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 3

State lawmakers across the U.S. are filing a record number of bills aimed at limiting new data center construction, marking a broad pushback against the facilities.
Public backlash is driving the surge, with opposition intensifying as communities confront the local impact of the server farms needed to run AI platforms.
AI companies are moving in the opposite direction, rushing to build more sites to expand the computing capacity behind their services.
The clash sets up a nationwide contest between fast-growing AI infrastructure demand and state-level efforts to slow or constrain where data centers can be built.

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