{"id":"2d4e8c7f-ff2c-4926-97ae-adb9676b035d","url":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/10/29/rage-against-the-machine-data-center-ai/","domain":"thenationalnews.com","outlet":{"name":"The National","country":"AE","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Rage against the machines: How data centres became a US midterm election issue","plainHeadline":"Data centres have become a focal point in US midterm politics.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["US hosts more data centres than anywhere else, fueling AI growth.","Concerns include environment, construction noise, and rising electricity bills.","Virginia has the most data centres, 600 to 700 in the state.","Pennsylvania plans 23.1 GW of capacity, far above current 328 MW.","Brookings hosted 'AI on the ballot' panel amid rising data centre debate."],"topics":["Politics","Energy","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T13:46:24.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T16:01:53.707Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/dbe6fa93-d4a3-4971-95e1-4b9ce3eb16ef","storyId":"dbe6fa93-d4a3-4971-95e1-4b9ce3eb16ef","image":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/PUH3M2GE3VC7NG5VX6BUVAYFME?auth=4911881d8077eda9a2d12c49a5701f499d872200b6fd901342ed8074338f3d44&smart=true&width=4000&height=2250","author":"Cody Combs, Fadah Jassem","dek":"The US has more data centres than anywhere else in the world despite the unpopularity of the sites that power artificial intelligence. In the last decade amid the AI boom , construction of data centres around the world, and specifically in the US, has reached a breakneck pace."}