Melissa Palmer

Massive rural data center strains grid, tests Leon County oversight

Massive rural data center strains grid, tests Leon County oversight

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Belltown Power plans a massive 1,500 MW data center in rural Leon County, Texas, a clear signal of hyperscale-style power...

Gas-backed power strategy reshapes North Dakota data center Planning

Gas-backed power strategy reshapes North Dakota data center Planning

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

The core signal is that Basin Electric and NextEra are exploring a large natural gas plant in North Dakota to...

Local Michigan zoning rules reshape where future AI data centers locate

Local Michigan zoning rules reshape where future AI data centers locate

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Henrietta Township in Michigan is pre-writing a data center ordinance before any AI or cloud developers show up, signaling that...

Frederick County opens rural land to tightly capped data center growth

Frederick County opens rural land to tightly capped data center growth

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Frederick County, Maryland just approved a plan to double the land available for data centers while capping total data center...

Georgia’s open stance on AI data centers reshapes investment and growth

Georgia’s open stance on AI data centers reshapes investment and growth

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Georgia is emerging as an AI infrastructure hotspot even as its broader economy slows. The state is leaning into data...

Central Pennsylvania backs major AI data center hub near Carlisle

Central Pennsylvania backs major AI data center hub near Carlisle

Melissa Palmer
December 23, 2025

Middlesex Township’s planners gave an initial green light to subdivide a 693-acre tract for “Pennsylvania Digital 1,” a three-campus data...

Ohio leverage over AI data centers pauses edgeConneX build strategy

Melissa Palmer
December 23, 2025

Ashville just put a 180-day pause on new data centers, but existing zoning and a 2022 “Will Serve” letter still...

Data center growth lowers mississippi power bills when deals are structured right

Data center growth lowers mississippi power bills when deals are structured right

Melissa Palmer
December 23, 2025

Mississippi’s AWS data center buildout shows that hyperscale growth can lower, not raise, power bills when utilities structure agreements correctly....

Rezoning moves forward as Georgia awaits final call on massive data center

Rezoning moves forward as Georgia awaits final call on massive data center

Melissa Palmer
December 23, 2025

Forsyth County’s planning and zoning board is dealing with a proposed 12 million square foot data center, which signals a...

Local Florida opposition forces costly delay for high-density AI data center

Local Florida opposition forces costly delay for high-density AI data center

Melissa Palmer
December 23, 2025

Residents in Arden are filing a formal appeal that will freeze approval of the proposed Project Tango data center for...

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