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AI-driven data center buildout shifts power costs and risks to Georgia customers

AI-driven data center buildout shifts power costs and risks to Georgia customers

Melissa Palmer
December 19, 2025

Georgia Power is asking regulators to approve a $15 billion plan to add 10,000 MW in five years, largely to...

Local Georgia rules now favor data centers over resident concerns in zoning

Local Georgia rules now favor data centers over resident concerns in zoning

Melissa Palmer
December 19, 2025

Port Wentworth just approved zoning rules for data centers despite unanimous resident opposition at the meeting. The ordinance doesn’t greenlight...

Deeper NVIDIA‑DOE AI partnership reshapes sovereign research infrastructure and strategy

Deeper NVIDIA‑DOE AI partnership reshapes sovereign research infrastructure and strategy

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

NVIDIA locks in deeper role as U.S. sovereign AI infrastructure partner via DOE Genesis Mission NVIDIA joined the U.S. Department...

Gemini for Government becomes AI coordination layer for U.S. national labs

Gemini for Government becomes AI coordination layer for U.S. national labs

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

Google Bids To Become AI Control Plane For U.S. National Labs Google is partnering with the U.S. Department of Energy’s...

bernie sanders Moratorium on new AI datacenters lets policy and communities catch up

bernie sanders Moratorium on new AI datacenters lets policy and communities catch up

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

Bernie Sanders is calling for a nationwide moratorium on new AI datacenters, framing it as a way to slow billionaire-driven...

Backlash to Michigan data center tax breaks reshapes ai outlook

Backlash to Michigan data center tax breaks reshapes ai outlook

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

Michigan is suddenly facing a backlash against the very data center tax breaks it passed last session, as lawmakers move...

Secrecy Around Minnesota AI Data Centers Fuels Backlash and Distrust

Secrecy Around Minnesota AI Data Centers Fuels Backlash and Distrust

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

Minnesota is seeing a wave of large data center proposals tied to cloud and AI growth, and many are being...

Michigan Lawmakers move to end data center tax breaks amid rising opposition

Michigan Lawmakers move to end data center tax breaks amid rising opposition

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

Michigan lawmakers are moving to repeal sales and use tax breaks for hyperscale data centers, directly targeting incentives that helped...

frederick County maryland weighs expanding rural data center zones amid resident backlash

frederick County maryland weighs expanding rural data center zones amid resident backlash

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

Frederick County is wrestling with whether to greatly expand where data centers can be built, moving beyond a former aluminum...

michigan Rezoning for data center delayed as community demands clearer utility impacts

michigan Rezoning for data center delayed as community demands clearer utility impacts

Melissa Palmer
December 18, 2025

Lowell Township just hit pause on a rezoning request tied to a proposed data center after intense local opposition. The...

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