Democrats Put 41% of Planned U.S. Data Centers at Risk as They Win 3 Key States
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Updated · POLITICO · Nov 5
Democrats Put 41% of Planned U.S. Data Centers at Risk as They Win 3 Key States
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Nov 5
Summary
41% of planned U.S. data centers now sit in states with existing or proposed moratoriums after Democrats won governors’ races on anti-data-center pledges.
Texas, Ohio and Georgia flipped on promises to pause or restrict the sprawling facilities, while similar Democratic wins in Michigan, New Mexico and Oregon added to the pressure.
Those states matter because data centers are central to the AI buildout that has been lifting U.S. growth and driving electricity demand sharply higher.
Analysts said a broader wave of moratoriums is unlikely to stop development outright, but it would raise costs and complicate where companies expand next.