Melissa Palmer
Daily Data Center LocalityData Center
Data Center Locality Report: 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...
Daily Data Center LocalityData Center
Data Center Locality Report: February 14, 2026
The data center locality analysis for February 14, 2026, identified locality issues in 59.7% of the 77 articles reviewed, with...
Data CenterConstellation WireNorth Carolia
North Carolina town weighs moratorium on Bitcoin data center plan
Local resistance to a potential Bitcoin mining operation drove Canton’s leadership to consider a one-year moratorium on data centers and...
Data CenterConstellation WireIndiana
Indiana data center rezoning advances over residents’ environmental justice concerns
Metrobloks’ 14-acre urban data center in Indianapolis’ Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood just cleared a key rezoning hurdle despite unified resident opposition. The...
Data CenterConstellation WireGeorgia
Georgia’s soaring data center tax breaks strain budget, spark policy debate
Georgia’s data center equipment tax exemptions ballooned from an expected $327 million this year to more than $2.5 billion, showing...
Data CenterColoradoConstellation Wire
Colorado bill ties new data centers to renewables, grid-cost responsibility
Colorado lawmakers are pitting a tax-incentive bill against a new bill that would force large data centers to fully cover...
Data CenterConstellation WireNorth Carolia
Canton, North Carolina halts data centers and crypto mining for year
Canton, NC just put a 12‑month pause on data centers, server farms, and crypto mines after outside firms sniffed around...
Data CenterConstellation WireMichigan
Michigan township grants preliminary approval to controversial data center project
Van Buren Township just gave preliminary site-plan approval to the “Project Cannoli” data center, which means the project clears a...
Data CenterConstellation WireIllinios
Illinois bill targets data center energy costs, AI infrastructure expansion
Illinois lawmakers are pushing the POWER Act to put tighter rules around data centers’ energy and water use. The core...
Data CenterConstellation WireWisconsin
Wisconsin data center deal raises questions about Meta’s power costs
Alliant is pushing a custom, heavily redacted power contract for Meta’s Beaver Dam data center, with unknown load size, term...
