Melissa Palmer
Constellation WireData CenterMichigan
Legal deal locks in data center while Michigan residents lose zoning say
OpenAI and Oracle’s 2.2 million-square-foot “Stargate” hyperscale data center in Saline Township, Michigan is moving forward under a court-ordered consent...
Constellation WireData CenterWisconsin
Wisconsin pushback blocks massive AI data center expansion plans
DeForest, Wisconsin’s move to reject the QTS proposal shows how local resistance can stop even massive data center plans, including...
Data CenterConstellation WireTexas
Leased Texas parking lot becomes modest edge data center for local institutions
Potter County just leased a downtown parking lot to Duos Edge AI for $18,000 a year to host a new...
Constellation WireData CenterSouth Carolina
South Carolina opposition questions opaque $3 billion AI data center plans
A $3 billion AI data center project in Spartanburg County is facing backlash over perceived secrecy, even as the vendor,...
Data CenterConstellation WirePennsylvania
Settlement fight over data center leaves local Pennsylvania zoning authority in limbo
A Doylestown developer plans a large-scale data center across seven properties in Clifton and Covington townships, but the core fight...
Data CenterConstellation WireNew Mexico
New Mexico county’s strict local rules reshape AI data center planning
Bernalillo County is considering strict conditions for AI and data center projects, requiring 100 percent renewable energy, 90–95 percent in-state...
Constellation WireData CenterNorth Carolia
North Carolina backlash over data centers signals shifting ground for AI infrastructure
A small North Carolina town is considering a moratorium on data centers, server farms, and crypto mining, which signals growing...
Data CenterConstellation WireMaryland
Data center limits reshape Maryland AI growth amid grid and equity concerns
Prince George’s County, Maryland is trying to balance new data center tax revenue against low permanent jobs, grid stress, and...
Constellation WireData CenterKentucky
Kentucky zoning fight threatens $5 billion off‑grid AI campus
TenKey LandCo is suing Simpson County to overturn a new ordinance that pushes data centers into heavy industrial zones and...
Constellation WireData CenterGeorgia
Transit-adjacent Atlanta data center plan tests zoning, neighbors, and AI infra
Atlanta is debating an exception to its new data center transit buffer rules to allow a data exchange facility on...
