Which US State Will Rebrand as 'The Data Center State' and Build a Sovereign Wealth Fund?
matt_slotnick · x · 2026-10-23
A thought experiment making the rounds: which US state will be the first to rebrand itself as "The Data Center State," go maximally new-construction friendly, and amass the largest domestic sovereign wealth fund ever seen. It reflects the intensifying competition among states over data center siting, power, and regulation amid the AI compute boom.
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