Melissa Palmer
Daily Data Center LocalityData Center
Data Center Locality Report: February 24, 2026
The analysis of 96 articles on data center locality dated 2026-02-24 identified locality issues in 51.0% of cases, with government...
Data CenterConstellation WirePennsylvania
Pennsylvania township debates rezoning farmland for proposed data center project
Lower Mount Bethel Township is wrestling with a proposed data center that would require rezoning agricultural land, with no formal...
Data CenterConstellation WireVirginia
Virginia Senate budget proposal ends statewide data center tax exemptions
Virginia’s proposed FY 2027 Senate budget would end statewide sales and use tax exemptions for data centers, pulling back a...
Data CenterConstellation WireSouth Dakota
South Dakota Senate approves data center regulations, omits tax incentive ban
South Dakota just advanced a “Data Center Bill of Rights for Citizens” that focuses squarely on water use, power costs,...
Data CenterConstellation WireGeorgia
Georgia Power Defends AI Data Centers’ Impact on Georgia’s Electric Grid
Georgia Power is using this summit to push back on the narrative that AI-heavy data centers will automatically strain Georgia’s...
Daily Data Center LocalityData Center
Data Center Locality Report: February 23, 2026
On February 23, 2026, a review of 85 articles identified locality issues in 47.1% of cases, with government policy emerging...
Daily Data Center LocalityData Center
Data Center Locality Report: February 22, 2026
The analysis of 51 data center-related articles on February 22, 2026, identified locality issues in 72.5% of cases, with government...
Daily Data Center LocalityData Center
Data Center Locality Report: February 20, 2026
On February 21, 2026, analysis of 76 data center-related articles revealed that 65.8% reported locality issues, indicating widespread challenges in...
Data CenterConstellation WireVirginia
Virginia tightens data center tax breaks, broader sales tax reforms delayed
Virginia just tightened the screws on data center tax breaks by passing HB 897, which ties sales and use tax...
Data CenterConstellation WireOhio
Ohio county says Waterford data center can proceed without commissioners
Washington County’s fight over a proposed Waterford data center is really about NDAs, trust, and who actually has leverage over...
