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Power companies are using eminent domain to seize land for data centers as 70% of Americans say not in my backyard

It's a new legal fight over "public use," but 45 states have already enacted eminent domain reform laws in response to Supreme Court rulings.

19.07.2026 7

Fortune

Aaron Walayat

When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure?

When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure?

Courts have long let utilities seize private property to build transmission lines. Does that hold if the power flows to a single data center?

16.07.2026 8

The Conversation

Aaron Walayat

When can a power company take your land for a data center?

When can a power company take your land for a data center?

Courts have long let utilities seize private property to build transmission lines. Does that hold if the power flows to a single data center?

16.07.2026 10

The Conversation

Aaron Walayat

Can a power company take your land to support a data center? It depends

Can a power company take your land to support a data center? It depends

Courts have long let utilities seize private property to build transmission lines. Does that hold if the power flows to a single data center?

16.07.2026 9

The Conversation

Aaron Walayat

ICE buys $87M warehouse in Pennsylvania − can local officials block a detention facility?

After the government acquired a warehouse in PA to expand ICE operations, questions are mounting about transparency, cost and government real estate...

12.03.2026 10

The Conversation

Aaron walayat