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)

This aerial view shows power lines adjacent to single-family homes near the construction of a new data center 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)

This aerial view shows a church steeple and single-family homes near the construction of a new data center 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)

This aerial view shows a church steeple and single-family homes near the construction of a new data center 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)

This aerial view shows bulldozers and excavators clearing a lot to build a new data center 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)

This aerial view shows an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center adjacent to single-family homes 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)