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The Populist War on Technological Capacity

America is best when it looks to increase access to resources, not throttle technological growth.
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The meetings have started to resemble one another: From rural Virginia to San Marcos, Texas, residents warn that data centers are “gobbling up” electricity and driving up bills. In Indiana, officials debate moratoria to keep hyperscale campuses from landing near cornfields. At least 15 counties have enacted them already.

Marc Oestreich is a founding partner of the nonprofit consulting firm Crane + Grey, editor of the energy newsletter GridBrief, and founder of the American Capacity Project.

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