Nearly $200 Billion Worth of Data Center Projects Have Been Blocked or Delayed This Year

Left: <a href="https://www.aol.com/articles/nvidias-forecast-assumes-no-data-031301000.html" rel="noopener nofollow">Nvidia Forecast Assumes No Data Center Chip Sales to China . The Sept . 24 U . S .- China Summit Could Change That . — aol.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/sep/22/nearly-4m-records-of-enslaved-people-in-20-former-british-colonies-now-searchable-online" rel="noopener nofollow">Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online — www.theguardian.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/22/the-rise-of-big-toothbrush" rel="noopener nofollow">The rise of Big Toothbrush: how did our mouths become such a lucrative market? — www.theguardian.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/ai-data-center-ipos.html" rel="noopener nofollow">Wall Street Is Growing Skeptical of the Data Center Boom — www.nytimes.com
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/21/texas-governor-abbott-ai-data-center-permits.html" rel="noopener nofollow">Texas Gov. Abbott orders data center permit halt weeks after issuing moratorium — www.cnbc.com
Right: <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/news/the-worlds-largest-data-center-comes-to-a-struggling-ohio-town/" rel="noopener nofollow">The World’s Largest Data Center Comes to a Struggling Ohio Town — www.nationalreview.com

Source: www.gizmodo.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:10:29 GMT

Communities across the U.S. continue to push back against proposed data center projects.