How AI is forcing Big Tech into the energy business. People hate data centers. People love using AI. AI runs in data centers. Make that make sense. Nearly half of American adults have now used ChatGPT, and AI is being integrated into everything we do. But the physical infrastructure required to run all that AI is causing public outrage. About 71 percent of Americans say they don’t want an AI data center in their backyard. Communities are fighting back against proposed projects, raising concerns about land use, water consumption and, perhaps most of all, electricity costs. Politicians have noticed and now they’re running on it. Data centers have somehow become a rare 2026 campaign issue capable of making candidates on both sides of the aisle sound alike. Proposed projects are facing tougher scrutiny, new regulations, and many projects have been stalled due to public opposition and legal battles. But beneath the political fight over data centers is a much bigger story. America’s AI...
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