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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Data center water “use” numbers are largely misunderstood, because about 80% of the water attributed to them is withdrawn by...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...
Data CenterConstellation WireMaryland
Maryland confirms data center executive to Frederick city planning commission
Frederick’s City Council just confirmed John Temple, an engineering director at Hanwha Data Centers, as a full member of the...
Data CenterConstellation WireKansas
Kansas considers extended pause on rural AI data center projects
Kansas lawmakers are pushing to slow or pause rural data center development, despite a recent state law that made it...
Daily Data Center LocalityData Center
Data Center Locality Report: February 25, 2026
The February 25, 2026 data center locality analysis reviewed 94 articles, identifying locality issues in 62.8% of cases. Government policy...
