House GOP leaders are facing calls to manage data center expansion across the United States. During project talks for new sites, technology firms and local officials routinely sign non-disclosure agreements.
Local residents, community members, and utility providers are taking action related to the growing field. In Wisconsin, Kenosha area residents push for a moratorium to pause a proposed Microsoft development. Grid operator PJM proposed requiring data centers to generate their own power. In addition, skepticism toward data centers also influenced local elections in southeastern Wyoming.