August 28, 2026
Project Matador, Pacifico, and Meta Take 16,000 Acres; Stamford Got 60 DaysElectoral cost is no longer theoretical. Data Center Knowledge's review found at least 18 incumbents lost completed elections between August 2025 and August 2026 after documented action on a data center fight, spanning Utah's Stratos path (State Senate President J. Stuart Adams and Box Elder County commissioners Lee Perry and Boyd Bingham), Festus and Independence councils in Missouri, and Edgecombe County in North Carolina.