Berkshire (BRK.B)’s CEO Says Communities Are Fighting Back on Data Centers

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B) CEO Greg Abel told CNBC's Becky Quick on September 2 that "there is a lot more pushback in the communities across the U.S." against new data center construction. Abel said Berkshire's role in the AI buildout centers on supplying power through Berkshire Hathaway Energy rather than building the facilities themselves, and that the company will only serve large computing customers on the condition that existing customers' rates are not affected. The U.S.