Representative Ro Khanna plans to introduce a Data Center Rights Act to give local communities the explicit power to reject data center construction, CNBC reports. The draft would strengthen local and municipal rights, require data centers to use clean, reliable energy and comply with pollution limits, and respond to public concerns that AI infrastructure's large electricity and water demands will raise power bills and strain resources. Several states, including New York, already limit data cent

Representative Ro Khanna plans to introduce a Data Center Rights Act to give local communities the explicit power to reject data center construction, CNBC reports. The draft would strengthen local and municipal rights, require data centers to use clean, reliable energy and comply with pollution limits, and respond to public concerns that AI infrastructure's large electricity and water demands will raise power bills and strain resources. Several states, including New York, already limit data center builds and opponents have scored recent electoral wins; Khanna said hyperscale builders are "losing the country."