Energy and climateFinding
Alabama should temporarily pause approvals of new large data centers.
Several large data center projects are planned in Alabama, and they use large amounts of electricity and water. A pause would stop new approvals for a set period while the state reviews their effects.
Doug Jones
a one year moratorium on data centers
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- Verified AI research, accepted by the VoteVera editor on Sep 30, 2026.
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