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Data CenterAlabamaConstellation Wire
Alabama residents challenge Birmingham AI data center zoning and impacts
Nebius wants to turn a former Regions operations site in Birmingham into a 300 MW “AI factory,” which is effectively...
Daily Data Center LocalityData Center
Data Center Locality Report: February 27, 2026
The analysis of 85 articles on data center locality revealed that 63.5% reported issues, with government policy emerging as the...
Data CenterConstellation WireWisconsin
Wisconsin voters increasingly oppose AI data centers over water, power
Wisconsin voters are turning sharply against data centers, with 70% now saying the costs outweigh the benefits, up from 55%...
Data CenterConstellation WireVirginia
Virginia data center NDAs conceal massive water and power demands
Google’s planned Virginia data center highlights how NDAs are now routinely used to hide core infrastructure details like water and...
Data CenterConstellation WireOhio
Ohio communities test zoning limits as they resist new data centers
Ohio is a tax-incentivized hotspot for large AI data centers, but local resistance is rising fast, especially in rural townships...
Data CenterConstellation WireMissouri
Missouri data center proposal delayed amid funding, zoning and resident concerns
A 500-acre “massive data center” project in Pacific, Missouri just hit pause because the developer, Beltline Energy, isn’t ready and...
Data CenterConstellation WireMissouri
Missouri bill shifts AI data center costs to utilities, water safeguards
Missouri’s proposed AI Infrastructure, Grid Integrity and Water Resource Protection Act would force hyperscale data centers to pay for their...
Data CenterColoradoConstellation Wire
Colorado neighbors challenge AI data center over water, pollution impacts
CoreSite is pushing a 60 MW, three-building AI-capable data center in north Denver that would ultimately use up to 805,000...
Data CenterArizonaConstellation Wire
Arizona data centers use little water but strain power grid
Data center water “use” numbers are largely misunderstood, because about 80% of the water attributed to them is withdrawn by...
Daily Data Center LocalityData Center
Data Center Locality Report: February 26, 2026
The analysis of 92 data center locality articles on February 26, 2026 revealed that 57.6% reported issues, with community pushback...
