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Goldman CEO and other executives are weighing election-related risks to data centers.

Election-driven policy shifts could alter data-centre permitting, power and tax rules, affecting financing decisions for projects.
NewswireSlicast · October 15, 2026 at 18:32 UTC · US · Source: Bloomberg Law News
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Corporate executives have been peppered with questions in recent earnings calls about how the midterm elections could shape policy around artificial intelligence data centers.

David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., said on an Oct. 13 earnings call that he'll be watching how the Nov. 3 elections affect the localized political turbulence surrounding data centers, according to a Bloomberg Terminal transcript.

"Obviously, there's a lot of political discussion coming into an election, but then you also have to see how states and localities act coming out of elections," he said. "All these things can create volatility."

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