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Data center moratoriums are sweeping the US—and IT pros need to be prepared
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Fusion42 · 15 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Twenty-six US states have enacted or are considering moratoriums on data center construction, driven by environmental and affordability concerns, which may disrupt AI workflow compute capacity and increase costs for IT departments.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Enterprise Software.
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You face rising costs and compute scarcity as US states block new data centers, forcing you to secure costly cloud or neocloud alternatives immediately to keep AI workflows running.
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