Data centers got a slap in the face at the ballot box. These key votes show how.
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Local voters are now a real gating factor for hyperscale buildout — dozens of referendums restricting data centers and political swings in Texas and Virginia raise siting risk. If your roadmap assumes cheap, infinite cloud, start mapping exposure to specific counties, permitting regimes, and ballot dynamics.
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