CoreWeave Says It Is Diversifying Data-Center Pipeline Amid Local Opposition

A data-center project blocked in one place may be built somewhere else, potentially at a higher cost. CoreWeave Chief Executive Michael Intrator says the company is diversifying its U.S. and international infrastructure pipeline as local opposition affects new facilities.

Intrator’s central argument is that local restrictions do not change the underlying demand for computing capacity. A jurisdiction can stop a project from being built there, he said, but the facility may move to another location and cost more to develop. He expects the project to be built because market signals still support demand for compute.

Opposition has already affected planned construction

A Brookings Institution analysis cited by Yahoo Finance found that local opposition blocked or delayed 75 data-center projects worth $130 billion in planned construction during the first three months of 2026. That was about the same number of affected projects as in all of 2025, according to the cited analysis.

75Projects blocked or delayed

The figure covers projects affected by local opposition in the first three months of 2026, according to a Brookings analysis cited by Yahoo Finance.

$130 billionPlanned construction affected

The projects blocked or delayed in that period represented $130 billion in planned construction, according to the cited analysis.

70%Oppose local AI data centers

A Gallup poll cited by Yahoo Finance found that 70% of Americans oppose building AI data centers in their local area.

More places to pursue capacity

CoreWeave has diversified locations in its domestic infrastructure pipeline and built an international pipeline, Intrator said. He said the company has more than one gigawatt of data-center capacity outside the United States, giving it options beyond U.S. sites.

That approach supports a larger target disclosed before Intrator’s latest remarks. In an April shareholder letter, CoreWeave said it aims to add more than five gigawatts of data-center capacity and reach more than eight gigawatts of active power by 2030. Those are company objectives, not completed capacity.

Location is only one constraint

Yahoo Finance also identified skilled construction labor and local sign-off as hurdles for projects, while residents have raised concerns about data-center noise and higher utility bills. Intrator said CoreWeave is communicating with host communities and that the industry must build high-quality infrastructure and be a good neighbor.

CoreWeave has separately said it engages early with local leaders, regulators and utilities where it builds. Its strategy pairs that outreach with a wider search for sites, rather than treating a restriction in one jurisdiction as a limit on the company’s overall capacity plans.