Blue wave crashes into data centers
Headline from The Hill · First reported Nov 4, 9:50 AM ET () · Updated Nov 4, 6:40 PM ET · 5 sources, 6 articles

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{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Data centers lose big during midterm races Fierce pushback to data centers helped carry Democrats to victory in key races across the nation this week, and where the centers were explicitly on the ballot, they lost overwhelmingly. ©…
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Blue wave crashes into data centers
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Data centers lose big during midterm races Fierce pushback to data centers helped carry Democrats to victory in key races across the nation this week, and where the centers were explicitly on the ballot, they lost overwhelmingly. ©…
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