Percent of voters in Virginia, a global hub of data centers, who say they would be comfortable with a new one being built in their community, down from 69 percent in 2023, according to a new Washington Post/Schar School of Policy and Government poll. The shift, reflecting mounting worries that the projects are a scourge on the environment and household utility bills, suggests that Virginians now consider data centers almost as undesirable as nuclear plants.
