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Trump's home county pauses data centers over power and environment concerns

Original: Trump's home county hits pause on data centers over environment and electric bill concerns

Palm Beach County, Florida — Donald Trump's home county — has placed a moratorium on new data center projects, citing worries about environmental impacts and rising electricity bills for residents. The decision comes as communities across the United States grapple with the rapid growth of energy-hungry data centers fuelled by the AI boom, with local officials weighing economic benefits against costs to ratepayers and natural resources.

Why now: Data centers' surging energy demand has become a local political flashpoint, and the involvement of Trump's home county draws extra national attention.

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