Americans Hate AI Data Centers Even More Fiercely Than They Did Just a Few Months Ago, New Poll Shows

A new Heatmap News poll finds 75% of Americans oppose having a data center built near them, with 64% saying they would strongly oppose such a development, up from just a few months ago. The survey, published Wednesday, shows only 15% of respondents support nearby data center construction.

A full three-quarters of Americans now say they don’t want a data center built near them—and 64% would “strongly oppose” such a development. The poll, published Wednesday https://heatmap.news/daily/data-center-opposition-poll-collapse by the energy-and-environment news site Heatmap News https://heatmap.news/about-us , also found that only 15% of …