Server farms for AI have become a uniting issue for voters and a bipartisan headache for candidates.
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.
How to Build an AI Data Center | IFP
Part One of Compute in America: Building the Next Generation of AI Infrastructure at Home
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.
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
Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers
The race to power AI is already remaking the physical world.
People Hate Datacenters, Survey Finds
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.'
Why data centers are a top issue in the 2026 midterms | Brookings
Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell M. West examine how data center backlash is reshaping the 2026 midterms and AI's 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.
Data Center Proposal Tracker
Explore data center proposals across the United States. Stay informed on AI-driven growth and infrastructure projects shaping the future.
AI Data Centres - Platform | The Australian Greens
Labor has rolled out the red carpet for hyperscale AI data centres.
‘The Most Bipartisan Issue Since Beer’: Opposition to Data Centers
Americans have soured on data centers, polls show, and the sentiment is profoundly bipartisan. How will that change our politics?
Democratic Governance of AI Is the Real Solution
The potential for catastrophic effects from the AI boom demands robust deliberation and real democratic governance. Localized initiatives like data center moratoria won't get us there.
EU's data centre expansion will fast-track profits and power for US Big Tech and investors
The global competition to ‘win’ the AI-race is driving an unparalleled expansion of large-scale data centres across the world. Cloaked in a narrative of pursuing European tech sovereignty and adopting AI widely and rapidly, the EU is now proposing to fast-track data centre development across the region in what appears to be a gift to […]
Divergent Futures in a Damaged Territory: The Rise of Data Centers and Water Conflicts in Santiago de Chile
As promises surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven decision-making increasingly shape debates on innovation and technological development in Chile, data centers have emerged as cr...
SPVs, Credit, and AI Datacenters
How a new credit bubble is building in AI data centers
