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Minnesota lawmakers weigh two-year moratorium on new data centers
Minnesota is staring at a two-year statewide pause on new data center permits, driven by local pushback on Google’s proposed...
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Microsoft data center plans reshape farmland and neighborhoods in Michigan
Microsoft is pushing a new data center in Gaines Township, converting farmland and buying out existing residential properties while rezoning...
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Georgia county extends moratorium while tightening rules for data centers
Athens-Clarke County extended its moratorium on new data centers to June 5 to buy time to write tougher zoning and...
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Alabama AI data center project proceeds despite Birmingham’s new moratorium
Birmingham passed a six-month moratorium on new data centers over 20 MW, but it doesn’t touch two in-flight projects: Nebius’s...
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Anchorage weighs stricter rules on energy‑intensive AI data centers
Anchorage is waking up to AI-era data center growth and moving to lock in stricter rules for “energy‑intensive facilities.” The...
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Data Center Locality Report: March 04, 2026
The analysis of 92 data center locality articles on March 4, 2026, identified locality issues in 58.7% of cases, with...
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Pennsylvania House panel advances bills regulating AI data center growth
Pennsylvania lawmakers are moving two bills that directly target how fast AI data centers can scale in the state. House...
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Oregon proposes one-year pause on tax incentives for new data centers
Oregon lawmakers are moving toward a one-year moratorium on key tax breaks for new data centers, aimed squarely at hyperscale...
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Google plans AI-focused, clean-energy data center in Hermantown, Minnesota
Google is behind a new Hermantown, Minnesota data center that will run under a special Electric Service Agreement so other...
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Michigan county weighs yearlong moratorium on data centers, crypto mining
Delta County in Michigan is moving toward a 12‑month pause on new data centers and crypto mining while it figures...
