Why have data centres become such a key issue ahead of US midterms? #RTÉNews #datacentres

Name: Why have data centres become such a key issue ahead of US midterms? #RTÉNews #datacentres
Uploaded: 2026-10-09T06:57:35.000Z
Duration: 1 min 7 s
Description: RTÉ News reports that data centers and plans for additional facilities have become a major political issue in the United States ahead of the midterm elections. The report focuses on residents' views in Loudoun County, Virginia, which is home to about 250 data center facilities.

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RTÉ News reports that data centers and plans for additional facilities have become a major political issue in the United States ahead of the midterm elections. The report focuses on residents' views in Loudoun County, Virginia, which is home to about 250 data center facilities.

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Data centres - and plans to build more - have become a key issue on both sides of the US political divide ahead of the midterm elections.

Loudoun County in Virginia, known as the data centre capital of the world, is home to around 250 facilities.

But what do the people who live there think of them? 

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