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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports Data Center Backlash Is Rooted in Electricity Demands

9 Nov 2026 2:35 p.m. · Source: MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology Review reports from Virginia's Data Center Alley that opposition to AI data centers is driven more by electricity demands than by a broader culture war, as firms turn to onsite gas turbines.

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