Then those who believe specific datacenters need to be built should provide better arguments.
replyIf anything the pro-build people should be for regulation so that citizens can know a local buildout means no power outages, water shortages etc. - preventing communities from rejecting DCs for purely defensive reasons.
It's clear the AI companies have not managed the message here, they have fumbled the politics. This is a deserved loss on their part.
I think you are oversimplifying the situation. The problem were not data centers per se, but Mr. Paxton, who, except being a rather horrible person (his own party tried to get rid of him) was taking money from lobbyists and then was trying to push their agenda without taking into account any concerns.
replyI should clarify: I'm not talking about Texas; this trope was used across the country this election cycle, even at the most local of local elections.
replyDog-catcher candidates were taking disingenuous anti-datacenter stances if they thought it could get them votes.