New Data Centers Worth $68 Billion Disrupted in US, Data Show
THE SO WHAT
With $68B of US data center projects disrupted by local opposition, the constraint on AI and cloud growth is shifting from chips to permits, power, and politics. If you’re planning large-scale compute, site selection and community strategy now matter as much as your GPU allocation.
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