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AI data center boom faces ballot box backlash

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AI data center boom faces ballot box

WASHINGTON — Voters in 10 U.S. states will decide on Election Day whether to curb data center development in their communities, as the rapid buildout needed to power the AI boom stirs local opposition.

AI data center boom faces backlash at ballot box

WASHINGTON — Voters in 10 U.S. states will decide on Election Day whether to curb data center development in their communities, as the rapid buildout needed to power the AI boom stirs local opposition.