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Community opposition stalls some US data center development plans
OilPrice notes that utilities have signaled concerns about speculative data center requests, and more than a year after the initial debate it remains unclear how many projects will move forward.
OilPrice revisited the impact of speculative data center requests on U.S. electric utilities, focusing on how community opposition has become a major barrier to development.
More than a year after a May 2025 Utility Dive article raised the issue, OilPrice says it is still unclear how much has changed, pointing to continued uncertainty around how many proposed data centers will ultimately be built.
The outlet also flags that, beyond community pushback, there are other challenges affecting whether additional data center projects can proceed, though the excerpt does not break out specific items.