US voters favored restrictions on data center development in 40 of 41 local ballot measures across 10 states on November 3, signaling growing opposition to AI infrastructure expansion. Meanwhile, the election of a governor in Texas who has pledged to halt new data center approvals raises broader questions about the country’s 345.9 GW pipeline of planned and under-construction projects.
The 346-GW question: Will anti-data-center votes slow America’s AI buildout?
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