The Vergecast · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Addy Robertson and David Pierce explored how data centers have become a central touchpoint in local elections across the United States, driven by public pushback against large tech infrastructure, energy demands, and environmental impacts.
“it turns out a data center is a physical thing. It takes a lot of work to make it get built and you can do a lot to stop it from getting built. And I think there's this sense that people have agency here in a way that they don't in a lot of areas.”