Delaware transparency advocates are pushing for a temporary halt on new hyperscale data center projects.
The core issue is not just data centers, but the lack of statewide controls governing siting, energy use, and community impact.
For AI infrastructure, this signals growing political risk around large GPU campuses that demand huge power and water footprints.
Operators looking at Delaware will now face higher uncertainty on permitting timelines and stricter potential oversight.
Vendors counting on rapid regional expansion for AI capacity should factor in possible moratoria and new compliance costs.
This is another data point in the emerging pattern: local governance is starting to push back on unchecked AI data center growth.
Worth reading in full for the nuance on how state-level process, not just NIMBY sentiment, is shaping the AI buildout.
Source: Delaware Coalition for Open Government seeks data centers moratorium
