In the last US election, 46 out of 47 local initiatives aimed at banning or limiting the construction of data centers were approved in 10 states, writes the Financial Times. Goldman Sachs estimates that such short-term freezes could affect 45% of the country's planned computing capacity expansion. Investors fear that local opposition from residents will become a more serious obstacle to the development of AI infrastructure than regulation at the federal level.

In the last US election, 46 out of 47 local initiatives aimed at banning or limiting the construction of data centers were approved in 10 states, writes the Financial Times. Goldman Sachs estimates that such short-term freezes could affect 45% of the country's planned computing capacity expansion. Investors fear that local opposition from residents will become a more serious obstacle to the development of AI infrastructure than regulation at the federal level.