What people have said about data centers

Who spoke

• Data center companies

  245 statements from 130 speakers

  Developers, operators and builders of data centers and the technology companies that fill them, speaking through their staff and spokespeople.

  Most quoted: Meta (24); Google (15); Adam Kramer (4)

• Government

  1,405 statements from 653 speakers

  Officials in office, lawmakers, regulators, public agencies and courts, federal, state, tribal and local.

  Most quoted: Donald Trump (37); Greg Abbott (33); Spencer Cox (26)

• Chief executives

  154 statements from 73 speakers

  Chief executives, presidents, founders and chairs of companies, in technology, data centers, power and elsewhere.

  Most quoted: Jeff Chavez (18); Mirko Bibic (7); Sam Altman (7)

• Investors and finance

  63 statements from 7 speakers

  Investors, funds, banks and the firms that rate and finance data centers.

  Most quoted: Kevin O'Leary (30); Paul Palandjian (14); Illinois State Credit Union (2)

• Utilities and grid operators

  60 statements from 35 speakers

  Electric utilities, cooperatives and the operators of the power grid, and the people who speak for them.

  Most quoted: Entergy Arkansas (7); Georgia Power (5); Larry Hand (3)

• Candidates and campaigns

  453 statements from 156 speakers

  People running for office, their campaigns and their parties. A candidate who does not hold the office is not an official. Listed by state and the office sought.

  Most quoted: Byron Donalds (25); Vivek Ramaswamy (16); Deb Haaland (16)

• Business groups and unions

  72 statements from 39 speakers

  Chambers of commerce, trade associations and labor unions.

  Most quoted: Clark County Education Association (7); John Vellardita (6); Jim Matheson (5)

• Advocates and residents

  418 statements from 306 speakers

  Advocacy and community groups on every side, residents, neighbors and people speaking at public meetings.

  Most quoted: Unnamed resident (8); Marta Johnson (6); Environmental Protection Network (5)

• Researchers and analysts

  203 statements from 126 speakers

  Universities, research institutes, think tanks, pollsters, economists and consultants.

  Most quoted: Sarah Porter (9); Kasey Fowler-Finn (6); Sean Trende (5)

• Other voices

  388 statements from 261 speakers

  Journalists, lawyers, former officials, and speakers the source describes in words that name none of the groups above.

  Most quoted: unnamed narrator (7); Jim Beam (6); Dennis and Susan Ryan (5)

By state and province

Where each statement was reported. Every statement from a place is on its page, grouped the same way.

• Alabama 93
• Alaska 20
• Alberta 43
• Arizona 125
• Arkansas 84
• British Columbia 1
• California 48
• Colorado 69
• Connecticut 17
• Delaware 5
• Florida 121
• Georgia 115
• Hawaii 4
• Idaho 12
• Illinois 65
• Indiana 39
• Iowa 62
• Kansas 23
• Kentucky 48
• Louisiana 93
• Maine 22
• Maryland 69
• Massachusetts 23
• Michigan 187
• Minnesota 38
• Mississippi 22
• Missouri 51
• Montana 54
• Nebraska 38
• Nevada 58
• New Brunswick 3
• New Hampshire 66
• New Jersey 71
• New Mexico 70
• New York 57
• North Carolina 60
• North Dakota 49
• Nova Scotia 5
• Ohio 167
• Oklahoma 16
• Ontario 16
• Oregon 76
• Pennsylvania 119
• Quebec 7
• Rhode Island 3
• Saskatchewan 35
• South Carolina 31
• South Dakota 26
• Tennessee 31
• Texas 165
• Utah 338
• Vermont 2
• Virginia 133
• Washington 3
• West Virginia 48
• Wisconsin 144
• Wyoming 23

41 statements are about national matters and carry no state. 6 statements carry no place. Each is on its group's page, under the speaker.

Newest

The ten most recent, from a source the record has read. A search feed result is a lead and waits on its record page.

• Government

  Governor of Florida

  Governor Ron DeSantis considers SB 484 watered down but a pretty strong first step in protecting consumers from potential harms of artificial intelligence

  October 4, 2026 · Florida · WUSF Public Media local outlet (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

• Government

  President

  Trump said data centers 'benefit local communities' and that turning them off would send them to China during a campaign rally in Ohio on October 3, 2026

  October 3, 2026 · Ohio · Fox 13 Salt Lake City local outlet (Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere)

• Government

  Minnesota Attorney General

  Ellison contends that if Google terminates its 15 year contract early, other utility customers would face greater risk of cost burden.

  October 3, 2026 · Minnesota · MPR News local outlet · the record (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

• Government

  Oklahoma State Representative

  Oklahoma Representative Mark Chapman held an interim study examining data center expansion, water usage, and impact on utility rates.

  October 3, 2026 · Oklahoma · News 9 local outlet (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

• Chief executives

  Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services

  Amazon says direct data center water consumption accounts for 0.5% of all industrial water usage in the United States

  October 3, 2026 · New York · TechCrunch national outlet (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

• Government

  President Trump said data centers in Ohio will relocate to China if blocked

  October 3, 2026 · Ohio · WKRC local outlet (Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere)

• Government

  President

  Trump defended data centers powering AI projects during a campaign rally in Ohio in support of Republican Senate candidate Jon Husted against Democrat Sherrod Brown

  October 3, 2026 · Ohio · Fox 13 Salt Lake City local outlet (Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere)

• Researchers and analysts

  Jessica Schad, Professor, Utah State University School of Social Sciences

  Utah State University launched an initiative called Data Center Development in Utah to broaden understanding about data centers

  October 3, 2026 · Utah · ksl.com local outlet (Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere)

• Other voices

  coordinator, Alberta Anti-AI

  Jenna Abbas, coordinator with Alberta Anti AI, stated there is very little environmental assessment of data centers and information is being hidden from the public

  October 3, 2026 · Alberta · Calgary Herald local outlet (Paraphrased; said in the source itself)

• Advocates and residents

  landowner and teacher

  Dustin McAnn, teacher and landowner in LaSalle Parish, says the transmission line would cut through his property

  October 3, 2026 · Louisiana · WCAX local outlet · the record (Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere)

How this page is built

A statement is what a named speaker said, as a source reported it, with the date and the source beside it. The group comes from the words the source gives for the speaker: the name, the title and the organization. A governor is government, a company's spokesperson is the company, a candidate is a candidate until elected. It is a reading aid, not a fact about anyone, and the rules are on the methodology page. The profiles of the speakers the record follows by name are on Speakers.