Across the US, people don’t want data centers coming to their communities

Opposition to data centers is widespread across the US, uniting people despite other differences on political and environmental issues.

By: Neha Gour, George Mason University; John Kotcher, George Mason University, and Teresa Myers, George Mason University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: October 13, 2026

Words: 1,273

Last Updated: 4 days, 22 hours ago

By Neha Gour, George Mason University; John Kotcher, George Mason University, and Teresa Myers, George Mason University

Regardless of their views on politics or climate change, most Americans oppose the development of data centers in their communities.

These large buildings filled with computers that store and process digital information, increasingly to support various applications of artificial intelligence, are being built rapidly across the United States. They can bring economic investment and jobs, but …

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