The backlash to the boom in data centres has become a major political flashpoint in the United States, and come November, it could shape the outcome of the midterm elections.
Now, it's arrived here, with massive infrastructure projects in suburbs and regional areas galvanising local campaigns.
And in Melbourne's west, it's the giant power poles appearing on local streets that's attracting opposition.
Norman Hermant reports.
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