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2026-10-26 Korea cuts its AI data-centre power forecast: only 10 of 522 projects have secured supply Seoul Economic Daily
Minister Kim Sung-hwan says only confirmed demand goes in the 12th electricity plan; SK's 4 GW plan lacks investment details.
2026-10-24 CNBC poll: 63% of US voters oppose an AI data center within 10 miles of home; 13% support one CNBC via Political Wire
All-America survey finds bipartisan resistance to the data-center build-out nine days before the midterms.