Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta have a ‘American datacentre problem’ as the number of States opposing them grows; here’s ‘complaint list’

Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta are facing growing resistance across the United States as more states push back against large data centre projects, turning what was once a quiet infrastructure build-out into a political and public flashpoint. At least 11 states have proposed laws to restrict or pause new data centre construction since late 2025, while several others are seeing local protests or policy changes. The backlash comes as tech companies continue to invest heavily in data centres to power artificial intelligence systems.

Maine set to become first state to ban large data centre