Data centers took a beating in the midterm elections
Opposition to data centers was part of midterm races across the U.S., with campaigns featuring them in hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of TV ads and many winners pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- After a campaign season filled with outrage against data centers , the midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths.
A tougher regulatory environment for artificial intelligence giants and data center developers is expected to follow, even if President Donald Trump — perhaps the industry’s biggest champion — stalls any federal crackdown.
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