Power companies are using eminent domain to seize land for data centers as 70% of ...

Power companies are using eminent domain to seize private land for transmission lines serving AI data centers, despite 70% of Americans opposing data center construction in their communities. The practice raises legal questions about whether private infrastructure can qualify as 'public use' under takings law.

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