US data centers saw 17 cancellations in Q3... 48% of the cumulative 69 cases faced resident opposition.
Original headline미국 데이터센터 3분기 17건 취소…누적 69건 중 주민 반대 48%
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Seventeen large US data center projects were canceled in Q3 2026, the highest quarterly tally since tracking began in January 2024, according to the independent site Programs, whose updated tracker logs 69 cancellations overall—3 in 2024, 23 in 2025 and 43 in 2026, already surpassing last year's total. Quarterly cancellations ran 12 in Q1, 10 in Q2 and 17 in Q3, with four more added in October across Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Iowa and Colorado, bringing July–October to 21. The data shows mounting friction—developer withdrawals and government rejections—for large projects, with resident opposition cited in 48% of the 69 cumulative cases. The trend matters because stalled capacity could tighten power and compute supply tied to AI demand. Watch whether Q4 cancellations keep accelerating and how opposition-driven delays affect project pipelines and siting decisions.
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