Datacenters were on the ballot. US voters rejected them
Summary
Voters in several U.S. states approved measures to restrict or pause datacenter construction in elections held Tuesday, with Ohio and Maine seeing multiple local measures pass. Several newly elected governors have also backed limits, while analysts said the results could slow datacenter growth and create hurdles for technology policy.Key Facts
- Datacenter measures appeared on ballots in at least 40 jurisdictions across 10 states.
- At least 14 Ohio municipalities approved datacenter bans or restrictions.
- Eight municipalities in Maine approved temporary datacenter moratoriums.
- Voters in Emporia, Kansas, approved a ban on high-impact datacenters.
- Hardwood, North Dakota, rejected a proposed restriction on datacenter development.
- Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has pledged a construction moratorium and greater community input on datacenter projects.
- Georgia governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms and Ohio governor-elect Amy Acton have also pledged moratoriums on large datacenters.
- Analyst Dan Ives said the election results could slow datacenter construction and complicate technology legislation.
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