Melissa Palmer

Data Center Locality Report: February 24, 2026

Data Center Locality Report: February 24, 2026

Melissa Palmer
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...

Pennsylvania township debates rezoning farmland for proposed data center project

Pennsylvania township debates rezoning farmland for proposed data center project

Melissa Palmer
February 23, 2026

Lower Mount Bethel Township is wrestling with a proposed data center that would require rezoning agricultural land, with no formal...

Virginia Senate budget proposal ends statewide data center tax exemptions

Virginia Senate budget proposal ends statewide data center tax exemptions

Melissa Palmer
February 23, 2026

Virginia’s proposed FY 2027 Senate budget would end statewide sales and use tax exemptions for data centers, pulling back a...

South Dakota Senate approves data center regulations, omits tax incentive ban

South Dakota Senate approves data center regulations, omits tax incentive ban

Melissa Palmer
February 23, 2026

South Dakota just advanced a “Data Center Bill of Rights for Citizens” that focuses squarely on water use, power costs,...

Georgia Power Defends AI Data Centers’ Impact on Georgia’s Electric Grid

Georgia Power Defends AI Data Centers’ Impact on Georgia’s Electric Grid

Melissa Palmer
February 23, 2026

Georgia Power is using this summit to push back on the narrative that AI-heavy data centers will automatically strain Georgia’s...

Data Center Locality Report: February 23, 2026

Data Center Locality Report: February 23, 2026

Melissa Palmer
February 23, 2026

On February 23, 2026, a review of 85 articles identified locality issues in 47.1% of cases, with government policy emerging...

Data Center Locality Report: February 22, 2026

Data Center Locality Report: February 22, 2026

Melissa Palmer
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...

Data Center Locality Report: February 20, 2026

Melissa Palmer
February 21, 2026

On February 21, 2026, analysis of 76 data center-related articles revealed that 65.8% reported locality issues, indicating widespread challenges in...

Virginia tightens data center tax breaks, broader sales tax reforms delayed

Melissa Palmer
February 20, 2026

Virginia just tightened the screws on data center tax breaks by passing HB 897, which ties sales and use tax...

Ohio county says Waterford data center can proceed without commissioners

Melissa Palmer
February 20, 2026

Washington County’s fight over a proposed Waterford data center is really about NDAs, trust, and who actually has leverage over...

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