Democrats think data centers are a problem. They disagree on the solution

Democrats divided on data center solutions

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Democrats divided on data center solutions Democrats believe that data centers are a problem, but they disagree on what to do about it. © Matt O'Brien, Associated Press For Democrats, the centers’ high energy usage — exacerbating both electricity bills and climate change — makes some sort of...

15 Myths about Data Centers—and the Taxpayer Perspective

By Jess Ward, Leah Vukmir.

Are Republicans Souring on Data Centers?

In recent elections, Republican voters have expressed their dissatisfaction with policies responding to the construction of data centers—the rapidly expanding physical infrastructure that supports the internet. At the same time, Republican governors are increasingly arguing that their party has to start listening to constituents who are upset with how they believe data centers are affecting...

Data centers have moved into rural America. So have the concerns. – Capitol News IL

Data centers have moved into rural America. So have the concerns. – Capitol News IL

NiSource: A Premier Play On Data Center Electricity Demand

NiSource: A Premier Play On Data Center Electricity Demand

OpEd: The AI Revolution Comes with a Hidden Tax

Data centers are now devouring land, electricity, water, and chips -- and driving up the price of just about everything.

The Silicon Plague: The quiet industrialization of the American heartland

(NaturalNews) According to The Silicon Plague: How Big Tech's Data Centers Are Devouring America's Future, satellite images show data centers multiplying acro...

ICYMI: AFP-NH Hosts Panel to Separate Fact from Fear on Data Centers

Rochester, NH — In case you missed it, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) hosted a discussion on data centers and the role they play in the Granite State. Data centers are quickly becoming essential infrastructure for a modern economy, but public conversation about them hasn’t always kept pace with the facts. State Rep. Tanya Donnelly and President of [] The post ICYMI: AFP-NH Hosts Panel to Separate Fact from Fear on Data Centers appeared first on Americans for Prosperity.

We Mapped Rural Data Center Development – and Opposition. Here's What We Found.

Washington, D.C.'s metropolitan area has long hummed with data centers. The region, which encompasses much of Northern Virginia, has become known as Data Center Alley, home to more data centers than anywhere else in the world. But the data center boom, driven by the rise of AI and the race to build the infrastructure powering it, is changing the geography of these energy-intensive, warehouse-like facilities. Data centers have arrived in rural America...

It may be almost impossible to make data centers pay their ‘fair share’ of electricity costs

Many major tech companies have pledged to pay their fair share of the costs associated with generating and transmitting more electricity to serve large data centers. But ratepayers across the United States are worried about the potential costs ...

Debunking Data Center Myths

by Jeff Reynolds You’ve heard the stories. Data centers are loud, water-guzzling monsters chewing up rural landscapes. They promise jobs but deliver none. They’ll suck the grid dry, jack up everyone’s electric bill, overload the power grid, and leave abandoned warehouses when the AI bubble bursts. Opponents paint them as the latest corporate scam, with []

The Washington Post Loves Data Centers a Lot More Than Disclosing Jeff Bezos’s Financial Interest in Promoting Them

The Washington Post’s opinion editors love data centers, the humongous and increasingly unpopular server warehouses that are the physical backbone of the internet and artificial intelligence. In unsigned editorials, podcasts, and guest op-ed columns, the Post’s take has been focused and forceful. America needs more data centers to boost the economy, compete with China, and [] The post The Washington Post Loves Data Centers a Lot More Than Disclosing Jeff Bezos’s Financial Interest in Promoting Them first appeared on Washingtonian.

Texas Republicans and Democrats stake out divergent takes on data centers at their conventions

During last weekend’s biennial Texas Democratic Party convention, delegates approved a platform calling for a pause on new data centers until stronger state regulations are in place. The data center platform emerged as one of the state party’s top priorities less than a week after the Texas Politics Project released a new poll showing a [] The post Texas Republicans and Democrats stake out divergent takes on data centers at their conventions appeared first on San Antonio Current.

‘Sea change’ in local reaction to data centers poses test for developers: ‘Power shift’

Public opinion is swinging against data centers, marking a reversal in fortunes for technological advancement that faces an increasingly powerful and skeptical populace. A decade ago, and more, states were rolling out the red carpet to incentivize data center construction through tax breaks and other policies. Virginia began offering tax incentives for development in 2008. []

Secrecy Is Killing Data Center Deals

The data center industry does not have a communication problem. It has a transparency problem. Across the country, projects are being delayed, contested and, in some cases, stopped before construction begins. The common thread is not always power or water. It is process. Communities are finding out too late, with too little information, about projects []

Thieves Are Now Targeting AI Data Center Construction Sites for Copper and Expensive Equipment

Americans don’t seem like they’d be particularly broken up if the data center craze gripping corporate America were stopped dead in its tracks. According to recent polling, data center hate is one of the few things capable of uniting people across the political spectrum. At this point, the only people who’d genuinely miss them—besides the []

nLighten CEO Dawn Childs on edge datacentres and sovereignty

We talk to the CEO of nLighten about the limits of the UK power grid, why that makes ‘edge’ datacentres a good idea, and navigating contemporary data sovereignty requirements

Data Center Pipeline Slows As Canceled Projects Pile Up

Despite soaring demand for artificial intelligence capacity, there are signs that the pipeline of data centers is slowing. While the development of data centers is still at record levels and is driving overall growth in U.S. construction, the number...

'Hello Mr. Clinton': DataRepublican BRINGS THE PAIN After Bill Clinton Craps All Over America on July 4

'Hello Mr. Clinton': DataRepublican BRINGS THE PAIN After Bill Clinton Craps All Over America on July 4

Poll Shows 52% of Americans Don’t Want Data Centers in Their Community

Here’s the updated version with broader power-and-water-use context added: A majority of likely U.S. voters oppose having a large data center built in their community, even as most say the issue should be handled by state and local governments rather than Congress, according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey. The national telephone and online survey []

Meet Fox's Latest Favorite Primetime Guest: John Fetterman

Trump's fav cable network can't get enough of the Dem it once called a 'giant walking vegetable.' Plus, '60 Minutes' is still getting Bari'd, and a new TDS is taking over the MAGA world.

In a divided country, U.S. residents agree on one thing: no data centers 

Across the country, in cities and rural areas, locals are pushing elected officials to introduce data center regulations and pause new construction In a divided country, U.S. residents agree on one thing: no data centers is a story from Prism, a BIPOC-led nonprofit news outlet that centers the people, places, and issues currently underreported by national media. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work today.

Here's the Truth About AI Data Centers—and Why the Wealthiest County in America Is Full of Them

Here's the Truth About AI Data Centers—and Why the Wealthiest County in America Is Full of Them

AI giants back non-profit to retrain workers left behind by AI

Sorry we spent your wages on data centers, but call us when you're AI-ready

ISTELive26: How K–12 Districts Can Build a Safer, Smarter Digital Ecosystem

K–12 school districts are packed with digital tools, and it’s up to IT leaders to manage the governance, data and risk associated with them. But no single department can do this alone and without all of the facts they need to make an informed decision. At ISTELive 2026 in Orlando, Fla., technology experts explained how cybersecurity, data privacy, accessibility and governance work together and why building a safe, intentional, student-centered digital environment depends on breaking down the silos between IT and the rest of the district. Cybersecurity Maturity Assessments Can Help Guide

Masayoshi Son Dismisses Musk's Idea For Orbital Data Centers

The main advantage of building data centers in space would be to slash electricity costs. But such expenses comprise a small fraction of the cost of operating data centers, compared with hardware like...

[LZ Granderson] How fearmongering sets policy

In the race to build — or stop the construction of — data centers across the country, it's important to remember no government is spending more on artificial intelligence than America. In fact, according to the Brookings Institute, the number of AI contracts within the federal government has risen from 472 in 2022 to more than 1,700 in 2026. Most of the spending — 90 billion — is by the Department of Defense. However, other departments — Commerce, Health and Human Services, NASA — are spending

‘Data Centers Are Coming’: Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins Slams Campaign Ban Promises As A ‘BS Bomb’

Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins weighed in on the state’s technology debate today, calling on gubernatorial candidates to be realistic about AI data centers. Collins argued that political promises to completely ban data center developments are misleading voters and distracting from the critical work of protecting local communities, utility ratepayers, and natural resources. Collins, who [] ‘Data Centers Are Coming’: Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins Slams Campaign Ban Promises As A ‘BS Bomb’

US official cites network separation, data localization policies as 'barriers' to Korea's AI rise

US official cites network separation, data localization policies as 'barriers' to Korea's AI rise

US power demand to climb through 2027 on data centers, EIA says

US power demand to climb through 2027 on data centers, EIA says

OPINION: What lessons can we learn as we work to improve development charges? 

If we do not use this platform to permanently rightsize and modernize DCs, it will be a lost opportunity

CNN Data Guru Exposes Trump’s Delusion Hurting Republicans

CNNCNN’s resident numbers wizard has cast President Donald Trump’s thoroughly debunked claims of election rigging in 2020 as a losing strategy ahead of the November midterms.“It is a losing message!” data guru Harry Enten, 38, told network viewers Monday, framing the divide it casts among the voting public as near-total. “The Republican Party is in one camp all the way over here on the right, and the rest of the American public is in the same camp.”The claim still sells with the base, which is why, Enten went on, Republicans keep making it. About 60 percent of GOP voters called the 2020 contest stolen, a share that has since climbed to 63 percent, even though “there is no proof of that whatsoever!” He was blunter about the conviction itself, scoffing that Republicans “just believe this garbage.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

The data center backlash

The data center backlash

“Just Unplug It”: Woman Questions Why Residents Must Conserve Water While Data Centers Continue Operating

As demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence grows, data centers are expanding across the country, and in order to keep these centers running, they rely on massive amounts of electricity and water. The electricity is for the obvious, but the water helps with cooling because of the high amounts of heat these centers generate, Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post “Just Unplug It”: Woman Questions Why Residents Must Conserve Water While Data Centers Continue Operating appeared first on The Daily Dot.

Congress is moving to make Big Tech pay for AI data centers' strain on the grid

The bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act would require state regulators to make data center builders cover the cost of grid upgrades

General : Internet Woes In Kampung Seberang Gajah Set To End With New Telecom Tower

TANGKAK, July 9 (Bernama) -- Internet connectivity issues faced by residents of Kampung Seberang Gajah here will soon be resolved following plans to build a new telecommunications tower in the area.