# What the US Movement Against Data Centers Can Learn From Abroad

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/what-the-us-movement-against-data-centers-can-learn-from-abroad/
- Published: 2026-10-25T10:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T10:09:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Wired
- Original article: https://www.wired.com/story/what-the-us-anti-data-center-movement-can-learn-from-everywhere-else/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Overseas disputes offered early warnings about data centre impacts.
- Ireland’s grid limits pushed operators towards gas power.
- Google used 29 per cent of The Dalles’ water.

## Summary

The article examines how communities outside the US have resisted data centre expansion and what their experiences might teach US campaigners. Author Paris Marx says earlier disputes over electricity, water and local accountability foreshadow the rapid growth of opposition in the US, where data centres have become a political issue.

Ireland is a key example: Dublin’s grid operator called for a moratorium in 2021 because the grid lacked capacity, after which companies explored other regions and gas power. Some operators also sought private electricity cables, raising questions about fairness and climate targets. In The Dalles, Oregon, Google used 29 per cent of the community’s water, according to figures residents obtained after a year-long effort to uncover them.

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