Voters in 40 of 41 Local Races Back Restrictions on New Data Centers

A new study found that data centers have had only a marginal impact on residential electricity prices, challenging concerns that rapid data center and artificial intelligence expansion is significantly raising household utility bills.

Nevertheless, voters opposed further data center growth in 40 of 41 local ballot races held Tuesday. Many of those contests were in Ohio, where voters backed measures to restrict or prohibit new data center construction.