🇺🇸 English, 1 November 2026, regulation
Data Center Development Faces Stricter Rules Despite Industry Lobbying
Candidates on both sides of the aisle are supporting stricter data center rules, threatening the industry's growth.
Industry experts say the election’s actual impact on the development boom may be less widespread than the rhetoric suggests.
In many states, candidates on both sides of the aisle are supporting stricter data center rules, meaning the industry is in for a tougher road no matter who wins.
Just in three key states, Morgan Stanley estimates the planned development of 284 data centers totaling more than 33 gigawatts of capacity are at risk pending the results of these races.