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Data center opposition surged from 42 to 75 percent in just one year, survey finds

Three-quarters of Americans now oppose local data center construction, up from 42% a year ago, a Heatmap News survey finds. Opposition jumped sharply, with 61% "strongly opposed." For AI developers, surging community resistance signals longer timelines and higher friction for the data center expansion underpinning compute supply.

The Decoder·Aug 21, 2026

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