Lacalle: Data Center Moratorium Madness Is Beijing's Biggest Gift

What happened: After the midterms, Bernie Sanders called for a "National data center moratorium now," and the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, introduced by Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, would freeze new data center construction and expansion until Congress passes comprehensive legislation. Key numbers: Texas paused grid approvals for data centers of 75 MW or more; the Texas pause put almost 20% of the US data center pipeline at risk; local opposition blocked or delayed around $198 billion of US data center projects in the first half of 2026, against total AI capita

Data center moratorium framed as geopolitical gift to Beijing drives high relevance.

Data center moratorium framed as geopolitical gift to Beijing drives high relevance. — impact context not separately stored; see What changed.