'Not in my backyard': New Gallup data shows most Americans would rather have a nuclear power plant in their…
- Opposition to data centers continues to grow across the US
- Gallup poll finds people would rather have a nuclear plant in their area than a data center
- Environmental concerns, noise pollution and extra costs all named as major worries
The majority of American would object to new data centers being built in their local area, with many even preferring new nuclear power facilities instead, new data has claimed.
A Gallup poll found over seven in 10 (71%) of Americans oppose nearby construction of data centers for AI with nearly half (48%) who are strongly opposed - significantly higher to the proportion (53%) who said they'd oppose the building of a nuclear energy plant in their area.
Only 20% said they were in favor of such projects, with just 7% strongly in favor.
Data center opposition grows
The findings, the first time Gallup has canvassed opinion on this area, come as...
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