On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson dives into the data center revolt with three examples of communities fighting back and saying no, including Illinois, La Pine, Oregon, and Monterey Park, California. Then, Justine outlines a solarpunk standard for data center approval.

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News Articles and Other Sources

Americans wary of AI-driven data center boom, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-wary-ai-driven-data-center-boom-reutersipsos-poll-shows-2026-06-11

US power use to beat record highs in 2026 and 2027 as AI use surges, EIA says

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-power-use-beat-record-highs-2026-2027-ai-use-surges-eia-says-2026-06-09

Gov. Pritzker slows down data center development

https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/06/09/gov-pritzker-slows-down-data-center-development

A small Central Oregon town shoots down data center development

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/la-pine-rejects-data-center-central-oregon

In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/california-monterey-park-datacenters-ban

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