# Opposition to data centers will define US midterms | Data Center Watch

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Podcast: [The Tech Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tech-report-7700174)
Published: 2026-05-12T17:47:07+00:00
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## Resource

“We are working under the hypothesis that the data centre issue is going to be one of the main issues of the midterms.” Lead Researcher at Data Center Watch Miquel Vila tells The Tech Report’s Isaac Pound how opposition to data centres has increased with public awareness to the point that it is defining elections already. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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