Americans are increasingly opposing data centers — here is every US state fighting back against new buildings

The state of New York could be about to set a precedent in the US as it passes a temporary ban on the construction of data centers with an energy demand of 20 megawatts or more for one year.

Numerous other states, cities, and counties across the US have proposed data center bans - but not all of them have been approved, much to the chagrin of local voters. In fact, St. Louis suburb fired half of its city council after their pleas not to build a local datacenter were ignored.

But the growing discontent among US citizens over the proposed, ongoing, or completed construction of data centers is not necessarily translating into action by their representatives. In fact, there is a somewhat growing divide between representatives that are acting on behalf of the constituents they represent and those that don’t - and it doesn’t fall on the political spectrum.

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