Melissa Palmer

Data Center Locality Report: February 17, 2026

Data Center Locality Report: February 17, 2026

Melissa Palmer
February 17, 2026

The February 17, 2026 data center locality analysis reviewed 90 articles, identifying locality issues in 45.6% of cases. Government policy...

Missouri residents organize to oppose proposed AI data center project

Missouri residents organize to oppose proposed AI data center project

Melissa Palmer
February 16, 2026

Independence, Missouri is considering major tax breaks to land a “massive” AI data center, but residents are mobilizing quickly to...

Eagan, Minnesota weighs yearlong pause on data centers, crypto mining

Eagan, Minnesota weighs yearlong pause on data centers, crypto mining

Melissa Palmer
February 16, 2026

Eagan is poised to freeze new data centers and crypto mining for a year, signaling local resistance to more high‑demand...

Maine debates two-year pause on large AI-focused data centers

Maine debates two-year pause on large AI-focused data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 16, 2026

Maine is weighing a two-year moratorium on large data centers over 20 MW while it studies grid, environmental, and ratepayer...

Illinois POWER Act would tightly regulate hyperscale data center resources

Illinois POWER Act would tightly regulate hyperscale data center resources

Melissa Palmer
February 16, 2026

Illinois’ POWER Act would put hyperscale data centers under tight scrutiny for water, energy, and community impact, which directly affects...

Data Center Locality Report: February 16, 2026

Data Center Locality Report: February 16, 2026

Melissa Palmer
February 16, 2026

On February 16, 2026, analysis of 74 data center-related articles revealed that 45.9% reported locality issues, underscoring ongoing challenges in...

Data Center Locality Report: February 15, 2026

Melissa Palmer
February 15, 2026

On February 15, 2026, an analysis of 42 data center-related articles identified locality issues in 61.9% of cases, with the...

Data Center Locality Report: February 14, 2026

Melissa Palmer
February 14, 2026

The data center locality analysis for February 14, 2026, identified locality issues in 59.7% of the 77 articles reviewed, with...

North Carolina town weighs moratorium on Bitcoin data center plan

North Carolina town weighs moratorium on Bitcoin data center plan

Melissa Palmer
February 13, 2026

Local resistance to a potential Bitcoin mining operation drove Canton’s leadership to consider a one-year moratorium on data centers and...

Indiana data center rezoning advances over residents’ environmental justice concerns

Indiana data center rezoning advances over residents’ environmental justice concerns

Melissa Palmer
February 13, 2026

Metrobloks’ 14-acre urban data center in Indianapolis’ Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood just cleared a key rezoning hurdle despite unified resident opposition. The...

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