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· September 16, 2026

github-github-summer-2026-8.1

These bar charts show the percentage of GitHub users who strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose building solar farms, wind farms, nuclear power plants, or data centers in their local area, or who say they don't know. Most GitHub users support building solar and wind farms in their local area; most oppose local data centers. Data: github, Spring 2026. Refer to the data tables in Appendix 1 of the report for all percentages.