# Power companies can seize private land to make way for new AI data center transmission lines, report says — takeovers could be implemented using eminent domain law when private citizens refuse to sell land

> A report by The Conversation has claimed that power companies can seize private land to make way for new transmission lines needed to meet the surging electricity demand of data centers.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/power-companies-can-seize-private-land-to-make-way-for-new-ai-data-center-transmission-lines-report-says-takeovers-could-be-implemented-using-eminent-domain-law-when-private-citizens-refuse-to-sell-land?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5e3bd4d93a7fd612864d97)
- **Published:** 2026-07-20
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a5e3bd4d93a7fd612864d97

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