MIT Technology Review: data center backlash is really about power
11/10/2026 — 11/10, 04:19·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- An MIT Technology Review reporter visited the Ashburn, Virginia data center hub during the US election period, arguing that the public backl…
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On 2026-11-10, MIT Technology Review published the article "The backlash against data centers might really be about electricity" in The Algorithm, its weekly AI newsletter. The reporter visited Ashburn, Virginia, while voters across the US were going to the polls. Ashburn is part of what is known as Data Center Alley, the world's largest data center hub. The piece argues that the backlash against data centers may essentially be about electricity. The accompanying note indicates the story originally appeared in The Algorithm and invites readers to sign up for the newsletter to receive similar stories first. No further reporting is available yet, so the situation described stands at this single report.
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A MIT Technology Review reporter visiting the Ashburn, Virginia data center hub during last week's US elections argues the backlash against data centers may really be about electricity. The story appeared in the outlet's AI newsletter, The Algorithm.
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