Transmission towers and power lines are shown adjacent to a new data center being built in Stone Ridge, Virginia on August 12, 2026. Hastily built to meet skyrocketing demand for computing power required by the global artificial intelligence race, data centers are facing opposition across the United States. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)

The construction of a new data center is shown in Stone Ridge, Virginia on August 12, 2026. Hastily built to meet skyrocketing demand for computing power required by the global artificial intelligence race, data centers are facing opposition across the United States. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)

Transmission towers and power lines are shown adjacent to a new data center being built in Stone Ridge, Virginia on August 12, 2026. Hastily built to meet skyrocketing demand for computing power required by the global artificial intelligence race, data centers are facing opposition across the United States. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)

Transmission towers and power lines are shown adjacent to single-family homes with nearby data center infrastructure in Stone Ridge, Virginia on August 12, 2026. Hastily built to meet skyrocketing demand for computing power required by the global artificial intelligence race, data centers are facing opposition across the United States. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)

Transmission towers and power lines are shown adjacent to single-family homes with nearby data center infrastructure in Stone Ridge, Virginia on August 12, 2026. Hastily built to meet skyrocketing demand for computing power required by the global artificial intelligence race, data centers are facing opposition across the United States. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)

A transmission tower is shown adjacent to single-family homes with nearby data center infrastructure in Stone Ridge, Virginia on August 12, 2026. Hastily built to meet skyrocketing demand for computing power required by the global artificial intelligence race, data centers are facing opposition across the United States. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)

Transmission towers and power lines are shown adjacent to single-family homes with nearby data center infrastructure in Stone Ridge, Virginia on August 12, 2026. Hastily built to meet skyrocketing demand for computing power required by the global artificial intelligence race, data centers are facing opposition across the United States. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)

Transmission towers and power lines are shown adjacent to single-family homes with nearby data center infrastructure in Stone Ridge, Virginia on August 12, 2026. Hastily built to meet skyrocketing demand for computing power required by the global artificial intelligence race, data centers are facing opposition across the United States. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)