The data drops as Sen. Bernie Sanders calls for a moratorium on datacenter construction. 'We need to take a deep breath. We need to make sure that AI and robotics work for all of us, not just a handful of billionaires.'
AI Data Centers: Big Tech's Impact on Electric Bills, Water, and More via @ConsumerReports
Massive data centers are gobbling up resources across the United States. The boom has just begun—and you may be paying for it.
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Twitter / X
We need a moratorium on AI data centers NOW. Here’s why. pic.twitter.com/dRfAdQ67zD— Sen. Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) March 11, 2026
AI Is A Money Trap
In the last week, we’ve had no less than three different pieces asking whether the massive proliferation of data centers is a massive bubble, and though they, at times, seem to take the default position of AI’s inevitable value, they’ve begun to sour on the idea that
Stop the AI Build-Out, Start the Fight
Across the country, working-class communities are rising up against Big Tech’s data center boom. A moratorium isn’t the end goal — it’s the only leverage we have to force real democratic control over artificial intelligence.
Dave Troy on Twitter / X
Fears over datacenters are distorted along a few important axes:1) anxiety over AI, future employment, and control; they symbolize what people fear they are losing,2) compute centralization, which is actually probably not going to actually occur, because of financial…— Dave Troy (@davetroy) August 21, 2026
With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial.
The backlash against data centers is difficult to understand if your salary depends on your not understanding it.
Data Center Proposal Tracker
Explore data center proposals across the United States. Stay informed on AI-driven growth and infrastructure projects shaping the future.
Data Center Proposal Tracker
Explore data center proposals across the United States. Stay informed on AI-driven growth and infrastructure projects shaping the future.
As tech companies race to build data centers, more communities are pushing back
Concerns about electricity bills and local impacts are fueling bipartisan opposition to the massive data centers that power the digital economy, from cloud services to AI chatbots. In Wisconsin, as in other states, the tussles are personal – and fraught.
Is the Left Making a ‘Massive Strategic Blunder’ on Data Centers?
A conversation with Holly Jean Buck, author of a buzzy story about Bernie Sanders’ proposal for a national data center moratorium.
Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers
The race to power AI is already remaking the physical world.
Where Republicans and Democrats stand on AI data centers
Five charts exploring how Republicans and Democrats feel about AI data centers and what that might mean for the road ahead
The Race to Rethink Data Centers for AI’s Power Surge
With energy demand already straining infrastructure, AI players are reimagining the data center from the ground up.
The American People Really Hate Data Centers
There are at least five different core questions around data centers and their politics.
Americans Oppose AI Data Centers in Their Area
Seven in 10 Americans oppose the construction of an AI data center in their local area, including 48% strongly opposed.
Rural America is resisting the surge in data center construction
Many rural communities are viscerally opposed to AI infrastructure.
