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Local Pushback and New Rules Slow AI Data‑Center Buildout

Rising utility costs, strained water supplies and federal probes are forcing delays that could reshape where hyperscale centers are built.

AI Data-Center Boom Forces Fight Over Power, Water and Local Control

Local Governments Move to Curb Rapid U.S. AI Data Center Buildout

Marjorie Taylor Greene Challenges Trump’s AI Order as Federal Overreach