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About 40% of planned US data-centre capacity sits in states where newly elected governors have pledged to pause or halt construction, according to a Bloomberg report citing Cleanview. The figure puts a concrete measure on a political obstacle for the AI infrastructure build-out.
Why it mattersThat is a warning about proposed capacity, not proof that projects have been stopped. Bloomberg’s report gives readers a useful question to track: will campaign pledges become actual limits on data-centre construction, or remain just that?
Discuss: Should governors be able to pause data-centre construction over local concerns, even if that delays computing capacity promised for AI?
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