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How did data centers fare on Election Day?

NPR | By Kathryn Fink,
Ailsa Chang, Justine Kenin
Published November 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM CST

Nearly 30 jurisdictions voted to reduce or stop data center growth on Tuesday. So what's next? We talk to a Wired reporter who's been covering AI.

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Kathryn Fink
Kathryn Fink is a producer with NPR's All Things Considered.
Ailsa Chang
Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.
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Justine Kenin
Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered.