Watch: What the data centre boom means for Arizona ahead of midterm elections

As America's midterm elections approach, the data centres powering America's AI expansion are becoming a political flashpoint.

Key points

• The BBC's North America correspondent Shaimaa Khalil travelled to Arizona to hear from residents who live alongside these giant facilities.
• President Donald Trump champions their expansion, and supporters point to investment and America's technological future.
• Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.

What happened

President Donald Trump champions their expansion, and supporters point to investment and America's technological future. But Arizona's attorney general has pressed a pause on new approvals against the backdrop of reservations concerning water and electricity demand. The heat produced by a single data centre can surpass the amount emitted by 40, 000 households.

Meanwhile, the BBC's North America correspondent Shaimaa Khalil travelled to Arizona to hear from residents who live alongside these giant facilities. You are now after Arizona.

Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after United States.

The bottom line

Taken together, the developments around watch: What the data centre boom means for Arizona ahead of midterm point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.