Melissa Palmer
AlabamaConstellation WireData Center
Alabama AI data center project proceeds despite Birmingham’s new moratorium
Birmingham passed a six-month moratorium on new data centers over 20 MW, but it doesn’t touch two in-flight projects: Nebius’s...
Constellation WireData Center
Anchorage weighs stricter rules on energy‑intensive AI data centers
Anchorage is waking up to AI-era data center growth and moving to lock in stricter rules for “energy‑intensive facilities.” The...
Daily Data Center LocalityData Center
Data Center Locality Report: March 04, 2026
The analysis of 92 data center locality articles on March 4, 2026, identified locality issues in 58.7% of cases, with...
Data CenterConstellation WirePennsylvania
Pennsylvania House panel advances bills regulating AI data center growth
Pennsylvania lawmakers are moving two bills that directly target how fast AI data centers can scale in the state. House...
Data CenterConstellation WireOregon
Oregon proposes one-year pause on tax incentives for new data centers
Oregon lawmakers are moving toward a one-year moratorium on key tax breaks for new data centers, aimed squarely at hyperscale...
Data CenterConstellation WireMinnesota
Google plans AI-focused, clean-energy data center in Hermantown, Minnesota
Google is behind a new Hermantown, Minnesota data center that will run under a special Electric Service Agreement so other...
Data CenterConstellation WireMichigan
Michigan county weighs yearlong moratorium on data centers, crypto mining
Delta County in Michigan is moving toward a 12‑month pause on new data centers and crypto mining while it figures...
Data CenterConstellation WireLouisiana
Louisiana lawmaker challenges secrecy surrounding AI data center negotiations
Louisiana Rep. Danny McCormick is pushing back on NDAs tied to multi‑billion‑dollar data center projects in Caddo Parish, calling local...
Daily Data Center LocalityData Center
Data Center Locality Report: March 03, 2026
The data center locality analysis for March 3, 2026, reviewed 89 articles, identifying locality issues in 53.9% of cases. The...
Data CenterConstellation WireVirginia
Virginia weighs Google AI data center gains against water risks
Google is planning a multibillion-dollar hyperscale AI data center campus in Botetourt County, its first along Virginia’s I-81 corridor, with...