House GOP leaders face pressure to confront data center growth across the United States. During project talks for new sites, tech companies and local officials often rely on non-disclosure agreements.
Local residents, election voters, and energy managers are responding related to the tech sector. In Wisconsin, Kenosha area residents push for a moratorium to pause a proposed Microsoft development. Grid operator PJM wants data centers to supply their own power. In addition, skepticism toward data centers also affected local elections in southeastern Wyoming.