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title: "How backlash and red tape continue to slow data centers post-Blue Wave"
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published_at: "2026-11-11T20:02:14.000Z"
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summary: "Backlash and red tape continue to slow data centers post-Blue Wave. Ascend Analytics' Brent Nelson explains how to separate realistic projects from speculative ones. Winning over lenders, power providers, and neighbors is necessary for construction."
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# How backlash and red tape continue to slow data centers post\-Blue Wave

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**Published:** 2026-11-11T20:02:14.000Z
**Category:** Infra
**Topics:** regulation

## Summary

Backlash and red tape continue to slow data centers post\-Blue Wave\. Ascend Analytics' Brent Nelson explains how to separate realistic projects from speculative ones\. Winning over lenders, power providers, and neighbors is necessary for construction\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://techcrunch.com/podcast/how-backlash-and-red-tape-continue-to-slow-data-centers-post-blue-wave/>)