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- New York and Texas added statewide data center restrictions, contributing to a surge that has pushed the total number of US towns and counties with bans or restrictions past 500
- The count of local US jurisdictions with data center bans or restrictions nearly doubled from 300+ in late June to 500+, an acceleration The Information characterizes as a warning sign for big AI companies
Why it matters: Big AI companies dependent on new data center capacity now face resistance at both the state level (New York, Texas) and across 500+ local jurisdictions, with the pace of new restrictions roughly doubling between late June and now. The Information flags this directly as a warning sign for AI infrastructure expansion.
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