Democrats press data center moratoriums after midterm ballot defeats

Voters were on track to back restrictions on data center construction in all but one of 41 ballot measures, with two contests still being counted.

• The Data Centers on the Ballot monitoring project reported voters were on track to reject development in all but one of 41 contests.
• Senator Bernie Sanders called on Wednesday for an immediate national moratorium on data center construction.
• Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa pledged to halt new data center projects until protections for residents are in place.
• OpenAI published a framework pledging closed-loop or low-water cooling and to "pay our own way on energy and infrastructure."