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Research service credited with a survey reporting a 49-point swing in public opinion on data centers over nine months.
Developers have called off at least $260 billion of planned US data centers this year, Heatmap Pro counts, and July to September alone exceeded all of 2025. Most died locally, but developers can come back.
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Approval for a nearby data center fell from 43 percent to 15 percent in twelve months, and roughly half of contested projects now die. National capacity keeps growing while the risk lands on individual sites.
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Making public notice voluntary shortens the front of the air permit queue. It also leaves a thinner record for the challenge that arrives after construction has started.
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A new Heatmap Pro poll puts local opposition at three-quarters of Americans, with strong opposition above 60%. Siting is now a permitting programme, not a land deal.
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Washington Post data has AI and data centers outranking crypto, Israel and manufacturing on candidate websites. Siting and power decisions now carry electoral risk.
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