<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3yWC9a_1H1L27fx00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3yWC9a_1H1L27fx00" width="1200" height="600" >HARWOOD, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Voters across the country pushed back on data centers on Nov. 3. Harwood voters did not.Of 41 local data center ballot measures, voters favored limits in 40, according to Ballotpedia,a nonprofit online encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Harwood was the only exception.Harwood voters rejected a measure that would have required additional review before city approval of industrial developments, including data centers. According to unofficial results, 325 voters opposed it and 105 supported itElsewhere, voters approved five full data center bans, in California, Florida and Ohio. Maine voters approved three six-month moratoriums.In 13 other contests, voters defeated measures that would have favored data centers or expressed support for development.Harwood is home to Applied Digital’s Polaris Forge 2 campus, which is under construction. The company closed a $2.15 billion bond offering in March to fund the artificial intelligence facility, which is leased to Oracle.The campus is expected to employ more than 200 full-time workers.</div></body>

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HARWOOD, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Voters across the country pushed back on data centers on Nov. 3. Harwood voters did not. Of 41 local data center ballot measures, voters favored limits in 40, according to Ballotpedia,a nonprofit online encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Harwood was the only exception.

Harwood bucks national trend in data center votes

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HARWOOD, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Voters across the country pushed back on data centers on Nov. 3. Harwood voters did not. Of 41 local data center ballot 

Harwood bucks national trend in data center votes

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