Regulatory, Tax-Incentive and Community Pushback Surge

Opposition increasingly focuses on who pays for electricity, transmission, backup generation, water, cooling, and local infrastructure. Amazon's decision to end secret data-center pacts, pledge $1 billion to host communities, and warn that approximately $68 billion of projects are blocked underscores the importance of transparency and social license; utility-bill and federal legislative coverage shows the issue is broadening beyond local approvals.