Locator: 49928TEXAS.
Factoid: Texas is now on track to displace Virginia as the “large data center capital of the United States” -- that's now accepted reality.
NIMBY: recently a number of articles have appeared about states suggesting dialing back on siting large data centers in their states for any number of reasons, but generally having to do with the grid even though the companies promoting these new sites are suggesting they will provide for their own electricity and won't affect the grid. New York, specifically:
New York state lawmakers have introduced legislation in February 2026 that would impose a three-year moratorium on the construction of new, large-scale data centers to study their impact on the environment and electricity costs. This move is part of a broader, growing trend across the United States where states are reconsidering the rapid expansion of AI-driven data centers due to concerns about energy grid strain, water usage, and rising consumer utility bills.
Now this: link here.
In a revolution, and in this particular AI revolution -- the fourth industrial revolution -- events move quickly, and putting a moratorium on new data centers for three years seems a bit hasty, to say the least.