The data center rebellion is here, and it’s reshaping the political landscape

The Data Center Rush in Appalachia

The demise of the coal industry left much of Appalachia in economic tatters, with lost jobs, spoiled water, and depopulated communities across the coalfields of Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia. Now, in an ironic twist of the region’s energy history, tech companies and data center developers are eyeing these same rural landscapes with ambitious plans to power the artificial intelligence revolution. From the hollows of Tucker County, West Vi…

The data center rebellion is here, and it’s reshaping the political landscape

As the buildout of AI infrastructure alarms communities, it is fast emerging as a potent electoral issue across the political divide.

Red state residents lead growing 'rebellion' against data centers that Trump loves: report

President Donald Trump's administration has been heralding the construction of data centers to power artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure across the country. But many red state residents are becoming increasingly angry about data centers' intrusion on their rural communities.That's according to a Tuesday article by the Washington Post's Evan Halper entitled "The data center rebellion is here, and it's reshaping the political landscape," w…