数据中心已成为美国中期选举前夕的一个决定性政治议题。这些巨大的无窗仓库在全国范围内引发了强烈反对，人们担心其耗电量和用水量，以及产生的噪音和热量。
Data centers have become a defining political issue in the run-up to the US midterm elections. The giant, windowless warehouses have drawn fierce backlash across the country as people worry about how much power and water they use, as well as the noise and heat they produce.
因电费上涨而感到压力的选民将怒火集中在数据中心上，这些设施为了支持人工智能系统，可能消耗相当于一个小城市的电力。根据研究机构Data Center Watch的数据，仅在今年上半年，就有至少120个价值近2000亿美元的项目因当地反对而被阻止或延迟。
Voters squeezed by higher electricity bills have focused their ire on data centers, which can require as much power as a small city to support artificial-intelligence systems. Local opposition blocked or delayed at least 120 projects worth almost $200 billion in the first half of this year, according to research group Data Center Watch.