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Eric Adams Heckled in Wisconsin Over Controversial $1B AI Data Center Pitch.

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Modern hyperscale AI data center facility constructed along a river with liquid cooling pipes and high-voltage electrical transformers

Executive Summary: Local Opposition Challenges Hyperscale AI Expansion The national push for enterprise artificial intelligence infrastructure hit a high-profile wall in early August 2026 as former New York City Mayor Eric Adams faced intense community pushback in Wisconsin Rapids. Lobbying on behalf of industrial developer PNK Group, Adams attempted to pitch a proposed hyperscale AI … Read more

Brookfield and NextEra Announce $100 Billion AI Data Center Complex in Kentucky.

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Aerial view of a hyperscale Brookfield NextEra data center campus in Kentucky with high-voltage electrical grid transformers and server infrastructure

Executive Summary: Re-purposing Cold War Legacy for Superintelligence In the largest corporate energy and artificial intelligence infrastructure announcement to date, global alternative asset manager Brookfield and NextEra Energy—America’s largest electric utility operator—have formed a joint venture to build a $100 billion AI data center and power generation complex. Constructed on a former Department of Energy … Read more