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Why Do Communities Oppose Data Centers?
Noise, water use, land, and grid strain — the recurring reasons local communities push back on proposed data center projects.
Of the 303 tracked facilities with a sourced community-reception status, 153 face documented friction — contested, opposed, or in active litigation.
See the opposition tracker for the full breakdown.
Key statistics
303Sites reporting
153Facing friction
Community reception
Community reception
Supported54 18%
Mixed77 25%
Contested99 33%
Opposed20 7%
In litigation34 11%
Unknown19 6%