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sentences that state something as happening or true
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22%
4 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Politics
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In Piqua, Ohio, voters on Tuesday approved a ban on large data centers and recalled the commissioners who backed Meta’s massive project there.
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who → approve → project
In Trenton, less than 50 miles south, a similar ban passed.
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ban → pass → Trenton
And outside Columbus, the heart of Ohio’s data center boom, voters in Ashville repealed the village’s deal with developer EdgeConneX.
These Ohio races were part of a swell of anti-data-center sentiment that echoed across the country in dozens of ballot measures concerning bans, moratoriums, or stricter regulations and oversight.
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that → repeal → bans
The votes were hyperlocal and often emotional in nature, but they could carry financial consequences, because some of the projects at stake were already in motion.
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some → carry → motion
- Meta bought more than 600 acres in Piqua last year for about $110 million, and signed agreements with the city in January.
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Meta → buy → January
“We are proud of our investments in Ohio, and will work with local officials to determine the future of our investment in Piqua,” a Meta spokesperson told Semafor on Wednesday.
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spokesperson → work → Wednesday
- Amazon had proposed a 600-acre campus on land Trenton hoped to annex; the ban effectively blocks that plan, according to local news.
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ban → propose → news
An Amazon spokesperson didn’t directly comment on the vote but said the company is “committed to setting a high bar for responsible data center development in Ohio, and will continue engaging communities early as we build out this important infrastructure.”
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we → comment → infrastructure
- EdgeConneX said its development in Ashville is moving forward despite the vote, given that its permits are secured and construction is underway.
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construction → say → vote
More than 40% of the US’ planned data center capacity is located in states where governors or governors-elect have pledged or already imposed a pause on new data centers, according to a Cleanview analysis.
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governors → plan → analysis
That doesn’t mean the data center buildout will grind to a halt, but markets are pricing in a slowdown.
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markets → mean → slowdown
Shares of companies that are directly exposed to the physical buildout of data centers tanked Wednesday, including Modine (a maker of data center HVACs, down about 21%) and Sterling Infrastructure (site prep and electrical work, also down 21%).
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that → expose → HVACs
Hyperscaler stocks, though, soared, with traders betting they will be forced to rein in the rapid spending that has pushed their free cash flow to negative territory.
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that → soar → territory
More restrictions on data center construction also means tech giants’ compute capacity “potentially even becomes more valuable,” Morgan Stanley US Equities Strategist Andrew Pauker told Semafor.
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Pauker → mean → Semafor
The View From Washington
Tech companies are also recalibrating their data center strategies in Washington as they prepare for a Democrat-controlled Congress.
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they → recalibrate → Congress
One tech-focused public affairs adviser suggested companies work with Democrats to craft national rules around data center development.
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companies → focus → development
Incoming Democrats in the House and Senate say they’re going into Congress with a mandate to do something about AI data centers, and Republican groups who pushed their party to listen to grassroots concerns about data centers are saying Washington Republicans can only blame themselves for the midterm losses after aligning with AI companies.
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Republicans → income → companies
Ellen DiMauro contributed to this story.
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DiMauro → contribute → story
The Aporia
