Jul 19, 2026 – 12.00pmWashington | In a deeply polarised country, Americans have finally found something they can agree on – they really hate data centres.A new poll for the Joe Hockey-led advisory firm Bondi Partners has found a striking bipartisan consensus among respondents, 66 per cent of whom agreed that data centres used to power the artificial intelligence industry put undue strain on electricity grids, water supplies and household bills. Only 9 per cent disagreed.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles