US voters overwhelmingly oppose building AI data centers, with support collapsing across all demographics. A swift and massive shift in public opinion.
I doubt they are broadcasting that most (67%) are planned in rural areas, so the politics of that may become very interesting, quickly. Er, I should say even more interesting, I guess.
The u-turn on this has been a pretty wild ride, that’s for sure.
I doubt they are broadcasting that most (67%) are planned in rural areas, so the politics of that may become very interesting, quickly. Er, I should say even more interesting, I guess.
The u-turn on this has been a pretty wild ride, that’s for sure.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/04/13/most-new-data-centers-in-the-us-are-coming-to-rural-areas/