The Data Center Local Frictions Report – December 2025 provides comprehensive intelligence on community and regulatory resistance facing data center development across the United States. This monthly analysis examines news articles to identify locality specific conflicts, revealing that nearly half of all data center coverage involves local opposition.

The report breaks down resistance by conflict type and identifies geographic hotspots where development faces the strongest headwinds.

This is essential reading for infrastructure planners, data center developers, infrastructure investors, utility planners, and policy makers navigating the complex landscape of AI-driven data center growth and its local impacts.