Melissa Palmer
Data CenterConstellation WireNew Jersey
New Jersey data center adds solar-plus-storage, operates as controllable power asset
Iron Mountain’s New Jersey data center is adding a 23 MWh battery to pair with its existing 7.2 MW rooftop...
Data CenterConstellation WireFlorida
Florida residents protest massive Fort Meade data center development plan
Fort Meade is weighing a massive 1,000+ acre data center campus with eight buildings at 4.4 million square feet each,...
Data CenterConstellation WireTexas
San Marcos, Texas council rejects 200-acre AI data center proposal
San Marcos city council rejected a proposed 200-acre data center in a 5-2 vote after heavy public opposition. The core...
Data CenterConstellation WireSouth Dakota
South Dakota lawmakers reject statewide pause on new hyperscale data centers
South Dakota’s attempt to pause new 50 MW+ hyperscale data centers for a year just died in committee after procedural...
Daily Data Center LocalityData Center
Data Center Locality Report: February 19, 2026
On February 19, 2026, an analysis of 91 data center locality articles identified locality issues in 72.5% of cases, underscoring...
Data CenterConstellation WireWisconsin
Northeast Wisconsin towns seek one-year pause on new data centers
Three rural towns in northeast Wisconsin are pushing for a one-year countywide moratorium on new data centers after Cloverleaf Infrastructure...
Data CenterConstellation WireOhio
Monclova Township in Ohio enacts yearlong halt on data centers
Monclova Township just put a 12‑month pause on data center development, even though no formal projects are on the table...
Data CenterConstellation WireMinnesota
Minnesota city halts large data centers, crypto mines for one year
Eagan just put a year-long moratorium on large data centers and crypto mines, using a 20 MW power threshold and...
Data CenterConstellation WireMichigan
Michigan resident challenges ‘Stargate’ data center rezoning in court
A local resident is trying to reopen a settled lawsuit to halt the “Stargate” data center in Saline Township, targeting...
Data CenterAlabamaConstellation Wire
Alabama city tightens zoning rules on AI-era data centers
Columbiana just tightened zoning rules for data centers after a specific DigiPowerX project exposed how easily one could slide through...
