Suddenly, the AI buildout story has a plot twist. Voters in key states like Texas, Georgia and Ohio just put Democrats with anti data centre agendas in charge, while new ballot measures question where and how all that compute power gets built. That creates friction for some projects and room for others. This piece walks through three U.S. stocks exposed to that news, and why the reshuffle could matter for your portfolio.
The three stocks below are just a sample of what this AI infrastructure reshuffle touches. The full screen surfaced 36 more U.S.-listed data-centre and power-constrained suppliers with equally compelling narratives that are not covered here. To go deeper into this theme, head straight into the U.S. Data-Centre Infrastructure & Power-Constrained Suppliers screener to identify, analyze, and focus on your highest-conviction plays.
Legence (LGN)
Overview: Legence is a U.S. engineering contractor that designs, installs, and maintains mission critical building systems for data centres and other complex facilities.
Operations: Legence generates about US$757 million from Engineering & Consulting and US$2.99b from Installation & Maintenance, all from U.S. projects.
Market Cap: US$3.94b
Legence matters in this screener because it does the gritty mechanical, electrical, and cooling work that keeps large U.S. data centres running. This comes at a time when permitting friction is pushing more retrofit and efficiency upgrades into focus.
"Concentrated exposure to large scale data center and technology projects, supported by a record US$5.4b backlog and awards, gives multi year visibility on project activity and can support revenue growth and operating leverage as those projects convert to sales and earnings."
The real swing factor for Legence now is how one unseen pressure on its future margins and cash generation ultimately resolves.
That pressure point is exactly what full narrative for Legence unpacks, revealing how Legence’s backlog, project mix and policy risk could be quietly reshaping its earnings profile.
AAON (AAON)
Overview: AAON designs and manufactures specialized commercial HVAC systems, including data centre cooling solutions, for customers across multiple North American industries.
Operations: AAON generates about US$1.14b from AAON Oklahoma, US$460.6 million from AAON Coil Products, and US$535.2 million from BASX, offset by eliminations.
Market Cap: US$5.70b
AAON matters in this AI infrastructure screen because its data centre focused HVAC gear targets the cooling efficiency problem voters are now questioning.
"Rapid expansion of BASX data center cooling capacity, with segment revenue expected to more than double in 2026 and facilities sized for more than US$2b of data center revenue, positions AAON to convert a structurally larger opportunity into higher revenue and earnings."
The key issue for investors is how one unresolved cost and pricing pressure will determine whether that opportunity contributes to long term margins.
That margin question is exactly where full narrative for AAON picks up, showing how AAON’s pricing power, backlog mix, and data centre exposure could be quietly accelerating or capping its earnings potential.
Carrier Global (CARR)
Overview: Carrier Global provides intelligent climate, HVAC, and energy management systems worldwide, including advanced cooling solutions that support power hungry AI data centres.
Operations: Carrier Global generates about US$11.16b from Climate Solutions Americas, US$5.28b from Climate Solutions Europe, US$3.40b from Climate Solutions Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and US$2.95b from Climate Solutions Transportation.
Market Cap: US$45.14b
Carrier Global matters for this screen because its energy efficient cooling and building controls sit directly in the path of AI data centre power and heat constraints, especially as new projects face tougher permitting and existing facilities push their infrastructure harder.
"Carrier Global is building a larger presence in AI and data center cooling, with about $2 billion of 2026 data center revenue already in backlog, an over $8 billion company backlog that is heavily tied to commercial and data center projects, and a dedicated U.S. manufacturing site planned to roughly double Americas data center capacity, which can support future revenue and earnings."
The real question for investors is what happens to Carrier Global’s earnings power if one cost and pricing trade off does not break its way.
If that trade off is what you keep circling, the full narrative for Carrier Global explains how Carrier Global’s backlog, pricing power, and AI exposure could be quietly accelerating.
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