💬 Opinion 21h ago · Tosin Akintola

Data Center Wars: North Carolina Resists Innovation While Texas Considers Market-Based Rules

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Data Center Wars: North Carolina Resists Innovation While Texas Considers Market-Based Rules
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According to a recent Gallup poll, 71 percent of Americans would oppose the construction of a data center in their community, largely due to concerns over potential environmental impacts, quality of life, and energy affordability. This strong public opposition has left state lawmakers scrambling to regulate new and existing data centers, even in states with low energy prices. 
In North Carolina—where the residential cost of electricity is about 13.8 percent lower than the national average—the st

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