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Hardware·Nov 5·all news from November 5, 2026

After the midterms, a bigger clash over data centers could be coming

Local elections across the United States showed increasing bipartisan resistance to the construction of large-scale data centers. As communities raise concerns over local power grid strain and water consumption, the outcome of these races suggests that future data center developments may face stricter regulatory hurdles and public opposition regardless of the political climate.

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