On October 7, 2026, Data Center Watch data cited on Closing Bell counted at least 75 data center projects worth roughly $130 billion blocked or delayed in the first quarter, followed by 45 in the second, against 571 US data centers at the end of Q1 and 2,000 in planning. Anthropic's S-1 has since listed nationwide data center opposition as a growth risk and says the company is seeking capacity outside the US. The discussion is whether political will, not capital, is the binding constraint on the build-out.