Research Paper

Future Energy Landscape - Global Energy Agenda - Construction of Data Centers as a Pawn in U.S. Mid-Term Election Debates

Author	Shoichi Itoh
Summary	The midterm elections are coming around the corner on November 3. Although the Republican Party got a “triple red,” winning the presidential election and securing majorities in both houses of Congress two years ago, it is trailing in ...
Outline	The expansion of data centers has become a major focus of debate in the upcoming midterm elections. Candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties have adopted more critical or cautious positions on the issue. Support for expansion does not uniformly reflect party lines and varies widely from state to state. This issue is likely to spark more intense debates within and between parties after the midterm elections. Meanwhile, calls to maintain U.S. leadership in AI development and growing wariness toward China represent a bipartisan trend that could influence future data center expansion plans.
Keyword	Sakiyomi, U.S. mid-term election; President Trump; AI; data center; U.S.-China relations
Media	ＨＰ (10/16/2026)
URL	https://eneken.ieej.or.jp/en/sakiyomi_energy_issues.html
Report PDF	https://eneken.ieej.or.jp/data/13595.pdf