US voters rejected data centers in 40 of 41 ballots; UK overrules councils to build them
thealexbanks · x · 2026-11-14
The US and UK are taking opposite approaches to data center siting. On Nov 3, US voters in 10 states rejected data centers in 40 of 41 local ballot measures, even recalling two mayors who backed them. Britain, by contrast, classifies data centers like prisons as nationally important infrastructure: ministers overturned a council refusal in Abbots Langley and took a 300MW Buckinghamshire site out of local hands in March. The UK growth minister says expansion won't slow, targeting 6 GW of compute capacity by 2030 with cheaper energy and priority grid connections.
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