The companies building and using data centers should pay the costs they create. In return, states should give responsible projects certainty and speed.

The Wall Street Journal and New York Times are both reporting on politicians like Greg Abbott and Josh Shapiro suddenly bashing types of projects they once championed. The…

GOP candidates have sprinted to get in line with voter skepticism about data centers as they emerge as a top midterms issue. “It’s all full-on fever pitch now,” one strategist…