Data centers become flashpoint in gubernatorial races 

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Data centers, critical for AI infrastructure, have become a contentious issue in US gubernatorial races due to public concerns about AI, energy consumption, and land use. Candidates are addressing these concerns as data centers increasingly impact political campaigns and voter priorities.

Political backlash to data centers is putting gubernatorial candidates in the hot seat as the presence of the massive AI infrastructure becomes a flashpoint in races up and down the ballot.  Incumbent governors and hopeful challengers are  are forced to wrestle with Americans’ growing concerns around AI, along with concerns about energy prices and land…