Google, part of Alphabet, announced plans to invest $17 billion in its first data center in Wyoming. The company is pressing ahead with major investments in AI infrastructure as political opposition to data center expansion grows after the US midterm elections.
According to Ballotpedia, voters favored limits on building or expanding data centers in almost all of the 41 related local ballot measures decided this week. Candidates opposed to data center expansion also won races in states including Texas and Georgia, raising investor concerns that political resistance could slow growth in the AI industry.
Wyoming is a Republican stronghold. Donald Trump won more than 70% of the state’s vote in the 2024 presidential election. By Rithy.
