Why did Americans vote against data centers?
▫ The last US election showed that opposition to the construction of data centers has become one of the most important concerns of voters.
▫ High consumption of electricity and water, noise and limited economic benefits for the local communities are the main reasons for this opposition. In several states, candidates who supported the expansion of these centers faced criticism from voters.
▫ These objections are raised in a situation where technology companies have invested billions of dollars to build data centers and the artificial intelligence boom has an important contribution to the growth of the American economy.
▫ Some experts warn that a slowdown in the construction of these facilities could affect the economic growth and profits of technology companies and put more pressure on the stock market.
▫ This report was prepared by the NBC news network and Echo Iran presents it with Persian subtitles.