Data centers have a political problem — and Big Tech wants to fix it – POLITICO

POLITICO reports on Big Tech's escalating lobbying campaign to counter growing political backlash against data centers, with industry groups like NAIA and the Data Center Coalition spending millions on congressional outreach and ad campaigns to reframe data centers as economic assets. The article documents bipartisan political opposition — from Florida Gov. DeSantis's proposed data center limits to Senate Democrats demanding accountability for rising utility costs — while industry lobbyists promote contested research claiming data centers actually lower energy costs. Useful for advocates tracking industry influence tactics and the emerging bipartisan political landscape around data center accountability.