Democrats swept the U.S. midterms on Nov. 3, flipping the governorships of Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas, all of which host many AI data centers. SemiAnalysis expected Texas to host 41% of new U.S. data center capacity by 2028, but governor-elect Gina Hinojosa, sworn in on Jan. 17, plans to extend and harden the state's pause on new AI and data center approvals and to freeze electricity rates on her first day. The article says neocloud companies IREN (-16.70%), Core Scientific (-11.13%) and Cipher Digital (-14.92%) have the most Texas exposure, while Digital Realty (-4.41%), which hosts about 10% of its data centers in Texas, and Vistra (-6.89%) could face pressure. Suppliers GE Vernova (-7.54%) and Vertiv (-14.64%) could also be affected by a slowdown in energy infrastructure. The author notes near-term headwinds but expects the market to keep growing over the long term as AI companies expand.
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