Patty Spillman watched one data center leave and guessed the next was already idling in the driveway. She was right.

Republicans, Democrats and Independents Are All Mad About the Same Data Center

Patty Spillman and her husband farm over 400 acres in Pleasant Township, Ohio, where his family has held land since 1861. In 2023 residents fought off one proposed data center nearby; less than two years later, Texas-based Headwaters moved to annex land in Pleasant and Jackson townships for a 300-plus-acre facility across the street from her farm. A UMass Amherst poll found few Americans want an AI data center in their community.

Source: Republicans, Democrats and Independents Are All Mad About the Same Data Center — Reasons to be Cheerful

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