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Data center rush collides with Michigan towns’ moratoriums and uncertainty

Data center rush collides with Michigan towns’ moratoriums and uncertainty

Melissa Palmer
February 3, 2026

Michigan’s new tax breaks triggered a rush of hyperscale data center proposals, and at least 19 towns have responded with...

Water, wildlife, and jobs shape how Beaver Dam, wisconsin data centers are viewed

Water, wildlife, and jobs shape how Beaver Dam, wisconsin data centers are viewed

Melissa Palmer
February 3, 2026

Beaver Dam is weighing a 90,000-square-foot edge data center on 13 city-owned acres at Hwy 151 and Hemlock, on top...

Yearlong data center pause reshapes how Madison, Wisconsin infrastructure is planned

Yearlong data center pause reshapes how Madison, Wisconsin infrastructure is planned

Melissa Palmer
February 3, 2026

Madison just froze new large data center and telecom builds over 10,000 square feet for 12 months, which effectively pauses...

Planned rural data center in New York raises noise, water, and cultural concerns

Planned rural data center in New York raises noise, water, and cultural concerns

Melissa Palmer
February 3, 2026

Stream Data Centers plans a multi-billion-dollar “state-of-the-art” campus at the STAMP site in rural Genesee County, targeting a 2030 completion...

Neighbors demand pause on Indianapolis data center until risks clarified

Neighbors demand pause on Indianapolis data center until risks clarified

Melissa Palmer
February 3, 2026

Metrobloks wants to turn a long-vacant former drive-in site in Indianapolis into a data center, pitching it as new tax...

New Delaware rules shift data center power costs off residents

New Delaware rules shift data center power costs off residents

Melissa Palmer
February 3, 2026

Delaware lawmakers are advancing bills that would make large data centers pay more of the real cost of their massive...

Balancing data center growth with climate rules shapes Colorado AI planning

Balancing data center growth with climate rules shapes Colorado AI planning

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February 3, 2026

Colorado is proposing HB26-1030 to tie new data center tax breaks to stricter climate and efficiency requirements. The bill would...

Local resistance blocks planned AI data center in rural Wisconsin

Local resistance blocks planned AI data center in rural Wisconsin

Melissa Palmer
February 2, 2026

Cloverleaf Infrastructure dropped plans for a data center in the town of Carlton, Kewaunee County, after organized local opposition. The...

Texas data center bet prioritizes dedicated power over proximity to cities

Texas data center bet prioritizes dedicated power over proximity to cities

Melissa Palmer
February 2, 2026

Texas just greenlit GW Ranch, an 8,000-acre gas-and-renewables-powered data center campus that Pacifico Energy calls the largest permitted in the...

Edge data center plan reshapes Beaver Dam, Wisconsin’s AI infrastructure mix

Edge data center plan reshapes Beaver Dam, Wisconsin’s AI infrastructure mix

Melissa Palmer
January 30, 2026

Beaver Dam is looking at a second major data center project, this time a 90,000-square-foot edge facility from developer Oppidan...

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