# About 40% of Planned US Data Center Capacity Is in States Seeking a Pause

https://mins.news/en/item/131844

- Bloomberg News, 2026-11-06 05:30 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-06/new-governors-set-to-challenge-big-swath-of-data-center-capacity?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aed65e42a145b00011d799d

> About 40% of planned data center capacity in the US is located in states that want to slow or pause development. A new group of Democratic governors-elect campaigned on reining in artificial intelligence development.

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