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Joliet, Indiana pushback over AI data center reshapes infrastructure planning

Joliet, Indiana pushback over AI data center reshapes infrastructure planning

Melissa Palmer
December 20, 2025

Local resistance is stalling what could be one of the largest data centers in Illinois, a 795-acre Hillwood / Powerhouse...

New Marana, Arizona data center name adds questions about scale, oversight

New Marana, Arizona data center name adds questions about scale, oversight

Melissa Palmer
December 20, 2025

Marana’s proposed facility now has the formal name “Luckett Road North and South Data Centers,” but it’s still unclear if...

Birmingham, Alabama Preparing for stricter AI data center rules before projects arrive

Birmingham, Alabama Preparing for stricter AI data center rules before projects arrive

Melissa Palmer
December 20, 2025

Birmingham is considering a temporary moratorium on data centers even though no operators have proposed a facility yet. City leadership...

CoreWeave Becomes NVIDIA’s First GB200 “Exemplar Cloud” For Training

CoreWeave Becomes NVIDIA’s First GB200 “Exemplar Cloud” For Training

Melissa Palmer
December 19, 2025

CoreWeave was named the first NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud for training on the new GB200 NVL72 systems, after exceeding NVIDIA’s own...

AI data center plan tests zoning, conservation, and rural infrastructure limits in South Carolina

AI data center plan tests zoning, conservation, and rural infrastructure limits in South Carolina

Melissa Palmer
December 19, 2025

An 850-acre AI data center campus in Colleton County is moving forward despite needing a zoning exception because it falls...

Resident backlash prompts delay on massive Amazon Wilmington, ohio data center

Resident backlash prompts delay on massive Amazon Wilmington, ohio data center

Melissa Palmer
December 19, 2025

Wilmington, Ohio has delayed final approval of a $4 billion Amazon data center that would cover 471 acres, after strong...

Michigan AI data center power deal approved despite secrecy and local doubts

Michigan AI data center power deal approved despite secrecy and local doubts

Melissa Palmer
December 19, 2025

Michigan just greenlit fast-tracked power contracts for a massive OpenAI/Oracle-backed data center near Ann Arbor, skipping a full contested case...

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...

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