Massive AI data centers are being built across the US, drawing huge amounts of power and land — bad for nearby residents, good for tech billionaires and Trump-aligned developers.

• 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power cuts as the utility shifts electricity to data centers.
• A Salt Lake City project twice the size of Manhattan was approved over local objections; it will use more power than the entire state of Utah.
• More data centers are planned in Phoenix, Atlanta, Columbus, Reno, El Paso, Kansas City and other cities, often with tax breaks.
• Kevin O'Leary went on Fox News to accuse Utah protesters of being paid by China, while Trump and his family openly court Chinese business ties.
• The Utah Speaker of the House owns 640 acres near one project, raising conflict-of-interest concerns.
• Trump is moving to sell public land without congressional approval, which could go to data centers, oil and gas, and developers.

Outlook: More data centers, more public land sales, and growing local pushback as residents realize their power and land are being handed to AI projects.