Current Amazon engineers testified in favor of a one-year Seattle data center moratorium, citing unsustainable resource consumption tied to AI infrastructure buildout.
xAI is cementing natural gas turbines as its power source while SpaceX positions space-based solar as the long-term solution for AI data centers.
SpaceX is investing heavily in portable gas generators to power its AI infrastructure, even as environmental complaints mount.
Elon Musk's xAI is committing $2.8B to additional gas turbine capacity over three years, even as the EPA and NAACP challenge its current operations for violating air-quality regulations.
Box Elder County commissioners approved the Stratos Project, a massive AI data center backed by Kevin O'Leary, but environmental permits and water sustainability remain unresolved.
A March–April 2026 Gallup survey finds 70%+ of Americans oppose AI data center construction nearby, with resource strain and energy costs as top concerns.
Meta has signed a 1 GW capacity deal with Overview Energy, a startup planning to beam orbital solar power to Earth as near-infrared light.