Data centers lost the midterms
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TL;DR
- 76 percent of voters polled by NBC News opposed data centers in their communities.
- Dozens of local communities voted to restrict data center development through ballot measures.
- Several candidates supporting moratoriums on development were elected.
- 45 local ballot measures nationwide addressed data centers, with 33 resulting in restrictions.
- The Town of Wells, Maine, favored a moratorium on large data centers.
- Several cities in Ohio voted to ban data centers over a certain capacity.