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US Local Ballot Measures Restricting Data Center Construction

美国多地公投通过数据中心建设限制措施
·Published 2026-11-05·Checked by 管理员 on 2026-11-10

In the 2026 US midterms, 33 of 45 local ballot measures on data center development passed with restrictions, and an NBC News exit poll showed 76% of voters opposing data centers in their communities. Wells, Maine voted to pause large data center construction for 180 days; multiple Ohio cities banned data centers above 25 MW; El Dorado, Kansas banned projects over 10 MW peak load for 10 years. Elected governors and senators in several states back moratoria, developer-borne energy costs, or removal of tax incentives.

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What it means for you

  • Building or expanding data centers in the US now faces local ballot restrictions, power-cap limits, and moratoria, raising site-selection scrutiny
  • New leaders in Texas, Ohio and other states support removing data center tax incentives and requiring developers to bear energy infrastructure costs; financial models must be re-evaluated
  • Developers must engage communities early and prepare environmental and grid impact assessments, or risk blocked permits and subsidies

    • What to do

    ComplianceAssess state and local regulatory risk for existing and planned US data center projects, rechecking power-cap limits
    FinanceRe-run project financial models under scenarios of removed tax incentives and developer-borne energy costs
    LegalPrepare community engagement and environmental impact assessment plans for US data center projects
    ProductAdjust US compute infrastructure expansion timelines, prioritizing regions with fewer restrictions

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    2026-11-05Published

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