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Even Honda is pivoting to data centers
Narrative Analysis: Bandwagon
Honda wants in on the lucrative energy storage market. This week it began producing batteries destined for data centers, not driveways.
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Investing.com
· Jul 10, 2026
BTIG starts DLR, EQIX at Buy, calls data center demand a multi-decade supercycle
BTIG starts DLR, EQIX at Buy, calls data center demand a multi-decade supercycle
National Taxpayers Union
· Jun 24, 2026
15 Myths about Data Centers—and the Taxpayer Perspective
By Jess Ward, Leah Vukmir.
Bacon’s Rebellion
· Jul 1, 2026
Data Centers Should Pay Their Own Way
Data Centers Should Pay Their Own Way
Wired
· Jul 10, 2026
Microsoft Reports a Massive 25 Percent Jump in Emissions
Data centers are driving up the company’s use of electricity—and carbon pollution.
AllSides
· Jun 29, 2026
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...
Bisnow News
· Jun 29, 2026
Big Tech Says Data Centers Must Change To Survive Local Opposition
As data center projects face fierce opposition across the U.S., leaders at Microsoft and Oracle say the industry can no longer afford to be dismissive of local concerns. Instead, developers and hyperscalers need to be proactive and change how data centers...
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Related coverage for "Even Honda is pivoting to data centers": Investing.com — BTIG starts DLR, EQIX at Buy, calls data center demand a multi-decade supercycle. National Taxpayers Union — 15 Myths about Data Centers—and the Taxpayer Perspective. Bacon’s Rebellion — Data Centers Should Pay Their Own Way. Wired — Microsoft Reports a Massive 25 Percent Jump in Emissions. AllSides — We Mapped Rural Data Center Development – and Opposition. Here's What We Found. . Bisnow News — Big Tech Says Data Centers Must Change To Survive Local Opposition