Summary of Proposed Data Center Regulations by the US Democratic Party

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Following the Democratic Party's landslide victory in the 2026 midterm elections across the House, Senate, and governorships, the Democratic Party's data center regulatory proposals are now drawing significant attention.
Let's examine the Democratic Party's data center regulatory pledges, which are serious enough to potentially crash the stock market.
1. When building a data center, you must report to the authorities and notify the surrounding community: "We are going to build a data center here."
Wait, is it possible to build a data center without notifying anyone?
Until now, it was possible. There is the case of a data center in Gilroy, California.
This data center was built without telling local residents, and then they basically said, "We already built it, so what are you going to do about it?"
Source: NBC Bay Area: Report that residents only found out after construction had begun
2. Do not build data centers while hiding information through secret contracts with the government. Disclose the contents of the contracts.
According to 2026 reports, an investigation into 31 local governments in Virginia where data centers have been established or are being pursued revealed that Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) were in place at 25 of them.
-> They completed the data centers first while blocking all information from the outside, such as the size of the data center, how much electricity and water it uses, and which company it belongs to.
Combined with the first regulatory case, from the perspective of local residents, they might see construction happening near their homes one day and wonder what's going on,
only to find out, "Ta-da! It's a data center that's going to tank your property values~"
Source: Virginia Mercury: Data centers, non-disclosure agreements and democracy
3. Do not pass the cost of electricity and water onto local residents. Do not parasitize the infrastructure used by residents.
A representative case is the QTS data center incident in Fayetteville, Georgia.
According to a May 2026 report by E&E News under POLITICO, an investigation began after nearby residents complained about a drop in water pressure.
It turned out that two large water pipes connected to the data center had been built without anyone noticing and were drawing water, and authorities claimed they were unaware of this.
In short, they were caught "freeloading" by parasitizing existing, well-functioning infrastructure.
The investigation revealed that charges for as many as 29 million gallons of water had been omitted.
Source: E&E News / POLITICO: A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed
4. Do not build data centers near residential areas.
There are an overwhelming number of cases regarding this issue.
1. Fairfax, Virginia: A plan to build a data center just '20m' from homes
In August 2026, a data center development plan called 'Plaza 500' was revealed in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Project Scale: Approximately 34 acres (13.8 hectares)
Construction Plan: 2 data centers and related substations
Distance to the nearest residential property boundary: Approximately 67 feet (20.4m)
...???? You're building a data center 20 meters away from my house?
What's even more surprising is that under existing land-use regulations, the construction of the data center was not an issue.
2. Chesapeake, Virginia
In 2025, a plan emerged to build a data center of approximately 32,500㎡ near a residential area in the city of Chesapeake.
It was less than 100 meters away from certain residents' homes.
Naturally, it faced intense opposition and was unanimously rejected in a city council vote.
Source: FFXnow: Report on the civic group's resolution to oppose Plaza 500
WHRO Public Broadcasting: Chesapeake City Council rejects data center proposal
In conclusion, these can be seen as very common-sense regulations, such as "don't defecate in the street."
This is not a crash caused by damage to AI fundamentals or a reality of shrinking investment,
but rather the realization of the previously irrational regulatory stance of the Trump administration.
Data centers are planned to be built smoothly within a legal framework.