Voters don't like data centers. They really don't like them close to home
Summary
A recent poll shows most U.S. voters do not like the building of new data centers, especially near where they live. People worry these centers, run by big tech companies, will have mostly bad effects on the country.Key Facts
- 58% of U.S. voters think new data centers will mostly harm the country.
- 65% oppose building data centers in their own communities.
- 43% of voters are strongly against data centers being built nearby.
- Only 25% of voters support data center construction.
- The poll was conducted by PBS News, NPR, and Marist.
- Companies involved in building these centers include Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI.
- Opposition to data centers crosses usual political party lines.
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