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Cleanview: ~40% of planned data center capacity is in states where newly elected governors have pledged to pause or halt construction

A new crop of Democratic governors-elect campaigned on putting the brakes on artificial intelligence development.

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Cleanview: ~40% of planned data center capacity is in states where newly elected governors have pledged to pause or halt construction

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SemiAnalysis: Analysis: only ~2.3 GW of planned data center capacity is delayed by direct project-level policies like local moratoriums and New York's data center EO

Financial Times: RegLayer: 47+ large US data center projects were delayed, withdrawn, or blocked in 2026; Bernstein says ~35% of the planned US data center pipeline is credible

Bloomberg: Data Center Watch: 45 US data center projects valued at $68B were blocked or delayed by local opposition between April and June, or 50%+ of large developments

Financial Times: The data center backlash is challenging Texas' pro-business approach; Wood Mackenzie: Texas has more data center capacity under construction than any US state

The Information: Analysis: candidates backing a data center moratorium could win up to 15 of 36 US governors' races on Tuesday, including in Texas, Ohio, Michigan, and New York

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