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Data Center Restrictions Make the Ballot in Dozens of US Cities
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US Data Center Restrictions Make the Ballot in Dozens of US Cities Voters in dozens of US counties and cities will soon have the chance to help enact policies that would slow down the development of data centers. Municipalities from Nevada to Georgia are giving residents an opportunity to vote for policies that would tax, regulate or even ban artificial intelligence infrastructure. That potentially puts hundreds of billions of dollars of investment at stake and could create headaches for...
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Data Center Restrictions Make the Ballot in Dozens of US Cities
Voters in dozens of US counties and cities will soon have the chance to help enact policies that would slow down the development of data centers.
Municipalities from Nevada to Georgia are giving residents an opportunity to vote for policies that would tax, regulate or even ban artificial intelligence infrastructure. That potentially puts hundreds of billions of dollars of investment at stake and could create headaches for so-called hyperscalers like Meta Platforms Inc. and developers such as Applied Digital Corp.