Meta president says midterms will make building new US data centers 'very challenging'
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-11-05
In Meta's first public comments since the election, President Dina Powell McCormick said midterm results will make data center builds harder, expecting "a lot more review" of new projects — starting new US data center build-outs "will be very challenging." She added that expanding existing sites will be easier for companies like Meta, since communities have "felt benefits, not cost" over years of track record.
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