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Data Center Pushback Hit Record Levels in Early 2026, Report Says

Opposition delayed or blocked at least $130 billion in projects in Q1

Zach Stark

Zach Stark

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Data Center Pushback Hit Record Levels in Early 2026, Report Says
Protestors hold signs outside a planning commission meeting that will consider an ordinance regulating data centers in Nashville, Tenn., by George Walker IV/AP.

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2026 – Data center developers are learning that local opposition can move almost as fast as AI investment. 

Community opposition to data centers surged to record levels in the first quarter of 2026, delaying or blocking at least 75 projects worth about $130 billion, according to a new Data Center Watch report. 

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