A Gallup poll shows over 70% of Americans oppose AI data centers near their homes, with 48% strongly opposed, exceeding resistance to new nuclear plants. Local concerns include higher utility bills, w…
Americans are increasingly opposing AI data center construction in their communities, with 71% of respondents in a Gallup poll rejecting such facilities and communities blocking or delaying $64 billio…
Mital Gandhi, a resident of Ashburn, Virginia, is attempting to sell his entire 143-home neighborhood, The Regency, to a data center developer for over $500 million after years of noise and environmen…
New peer-reviewed research from North Carolina State University and Carnegie Mellon projects that AI and data center growth could drive up U.S. electricity costs by 57% in some regions and 6% to 29% n…
Residents of Virginia are seeing their electricity bills triple due to the rapid expansion of data centers, even if they have never used one. A Manassas man's bill jumped to $281 in January, roughly t…