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Water reporting rules for Utah data centers in play

Water reporting rules for Utah data centers in play

Melissa Palmer
January 23, 2026

Utah is moving to require data centers 10,000 square feet and up to publicly report water use, with unanimous committee...

Pennsylvania farmer Turned Down Lucrative Data Center Deal to Permanently Preserve Farmland

Pennsylvania farmer Turned Down Lucrative Data Center Deal to Permanently Preserve Farmland

Melissa Palmer
January 23, 2026

Data center developers offered a Pennsylvania farmer over $15 million, or about $60,000 per acre, to convert two contiguous farms...

West Virginia County data center secrecy, tax breaks leave me demanding real transparency

West Virginia County data center secrecy, tax breaks leave me demanding real transparency

Melissa Palmer
January 23, 2026

Washington County, West Virginia commissioners approved an NDA and a letter of intent, including a 100% 15-year tax abatement, to...

Michigan Residents challenge Lyon Township data center plan over power, water

Michigan Residents challenge Lyon Township data center plan over power, water

Melissa Palmer
January 23, 2026

A proposed Verrus “Project Flex” data center campus in Lyon Township, Michigan has conditional planning approval but is facing organized...

Indiana pause on data center annexation highlights AI infra pushback

Indiana pause on data center annexation highlights AI infra pushback

Melissa Palmer
January 22, 2026

Shelbyville, Indiana just put a 30-day pause on annexing 429 acres for a Prologis-led data center, signaling local resistance can...

Local pause on data centers reshapes how Michigan PLans infrastructure

Local pause on data centers reshapes how Michigan PLans infrastructure

Melissa Palmer
January 22, 2026

Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, just put a one-year pause on all new data center applications, with the option to shorten...

Nebius data center backs dedicated power plant, shielding local electricity rates in Missouri

Nebius data center backs dedicated power plant, shielding local electricity rates in Missouri

Melissa Palmer
January 22, 2026

Nebius is building a more than 2 million-square-foot data center in Independence, Missouri, with phase one targeted to open in...

Promises on data center ring hollow without binding safeguards for New Jersey Residents

Promises on data center ring hollow without binding safeguards for New Jersey Residents

Melissa Palmer
January 22, 2026

Residents in Vineland packed a town hall to question DataOne’s proposed AI-focused data center, drilling into water, power, noise, and...

Pennsylvania township tightens rules on future AI-ready data center sites

Pennsylvania township tightens rules on future AI-ready data center sites

Melissa Palmer
January 22, 2026

Lower Saucon Township is moving to regulate future data centers with a new zoning ordinance aimed at controlling where they...

Using existing battery interconnect brings Texas data center online faster

Using existing battery interconnect brings Texas data center online faster

Melissa Palmer
January 22, 2026

Texas battery developer Eolian is effectively renting out its existing 100+ MW grid interconnect so CyrusOne can bring a Fort...

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