In TrendsStock MarketNSE IPONifty OutlookStocks To WatchCrude Oil PricesUS FED MeetingBRICS SummitIn Silicon Valley, AI data centre boom meets local resistanceSan Jose, a city of nearly 1 million and California's third-largest, has embraced the industry's growth. Last year, city leaders announced an agreement with utility PG&E to speed delivery of power to large energy users such as data centres.By Reuters September 17, 2026, 4:38:33 PM IST (Updated)In Silicon Valley's biggest city, residents and environmental groups are organising against a wave of proposed data center projects that officials have courted in a bid to position the city as a hub for AI infrastructure.The clash highlights a challenge confronting policymakers nationwide: how to support an industry viewed by government and business leaders as critical to economic competitiveness while responding to growing public concerns about the electricity, water and pollution impacts of the infrastructure required to power it.In California, that debate is particularly fraught because the state is home to many of the companies driving the AI boom, including Google, Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic.San Jose, a city of nearly one million and California's third-largest, has embraced the industry's growth. Last year, city leaders announced an agreement with utility PG&E to speed delivery of…
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