In the US, opposition to data centers is growing and becomes political
Protest against the expansion of a data center in Imperial, California (US), on July 18, 2026. SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP It hasn't yet amounted to a full-blown rebellion, but pockets of resistance are springing up across the country. Opposition movements against data centers have been growing by the day across the US as these facilities expand to power the artificial intelligence revolution.
- ▪Protest against the expansion of a data center in Imperial, California (US), on July 18, 2026.
- ▪SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP It hasn't yet amounted to a full-blown rebellion, but pockets of resistance are springing up across the country.
- ▪Opposition movements against data centers have been growing by the day across the US as these facilities expand to power the artificial intelligence revolution.
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Protest against the expansion of a data center in Imperial, California (US), on July 18, 2026. SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP It hasn't yet amounted to a full-blown rebellion, but pockets of resistance are springing up across the country. Opposition movements against data centers have been growing by the day across the US as these facilities expand to power the artificial intelligence revolution. On Tuesday, July 14, the state of New York – which has a Democratic majority – became the first to enact a moratorium on the issue. The law halts construction on the largest of these vast complexes: those that consume 50 megawatts or more of electricity, or the equivalent of an American city of 50,000 residents.
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