Survey: American Opposition to Local Data Center Projects Surges to 71%
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Ece Yildirim
Summary
A recent Heatmap Pro survey reveals a dramatic shift in American public opinion against data centers. In just nine months, opposition to data center projects near homes surged from 42% to 71%, with 55% strongly opposing. This marks a stark reversal from earlier surveys where Americans were evenly split. The findings are causing concern among tech companies that rely on data center expansion for AI and cloud infrastructure.
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· 3 pulled71% of Americans would oppose a data center project built near their homes, including 55% that would 'strongly' oppose.
It's a stark contrast from just nine months ago, when Heatmap first conducted the survey and found that Americans were evenly split on the subject, with 43% saying they would support the project and 42% voicing opposition.
Even in the survey's second iteration just three months ago, only 5...
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