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Democratic governors face voter backlash over datacenter support in swing states
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Democratic governors face voter backlash over datacenter support in swing states
Democratic politicians in Midwestern swing states have sparked opposition from voters by supporting large datacenter projects, and New York has enacted a moratorium on new datacenters.
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued an executive order mandating a one-year moratorium on new datacenters.
- Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer appeared with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to celebrate a $16 billion datacenter in Saline Township.
- Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib called Whitmer's support for the datacenter "disgusting".
- An Ipsos poll found that 64% of likely Democratic voters in Michigan opposed having a datacenter within 25 miles of their home.
Latest developments
- Jul 15 — President Trump criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul's one-year moratorium on new hyperscale datacenters, calling it politically motivated and harmful to job creation.
- Jul 15 — Hochul defended the pause as necessary to establish environmental and energy grid safeguards, directing state regulators to develop standards on water use, land disruption, and noise.
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