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Datacenter Capacity Expansion

Alphabet Inc. · 2026-11-05 · Importance 64 · Surprise 42

Google plans to spend $17 billion to build a data center in Wyoming, putting a price tag on the proposal. The report situates the project amid broad local opposition to data-center development: voters backed limits in 40 of 41 U.S. ballot measures, according to Ballotpedia. It also notes that successful Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Texas, Georgia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania campaigned on stricter data-center rules or a moratorium, highlighting potential challenges to project development.