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Constellation WireData CenterGeorgia
Balancing data center growth, rezoning battles, and community oversight in LaGrange, Georgia
LaGrange is trying to thread the needle between welcoming data center tax and power revenue and managing local backlash, and...
Data CenterConstellation WireVirginia
Local pushback shows data centers can still be stopped in Virginia
Plans for a 400-acre data center campus in Hanover County, Virginia have been withdrawn after sustained pushback from local officials...
Constellation WireData CenterMichigan
Legal deal locks in data center while Michigan residents lose zoning say
OpenAI and Oracle’s 2.2 million-square-foot “Stargate” hyperscale data center in Saline Township, Michigan is moving forward under a court-ordered consent...
Constellation WireData CenterLouisiana
New Orleans pause on data centers shows AI infrastructure facing urban limits
New Orleans just put a one-year (extendable) ban on new data centers, blocking an MS Solar Grid Data project in...
Constellation WireData CenterWisconsin
Wisconsin pushback blocks massive AI data center expansion plans
DeForest, Wisconsin’s move to reject the QTS proposal shows how local resistance can stop even massive data center plans, including...
Data CenterConstellation WireTexas
Leased Texas parking lot becomes modest edge data center for local institutions
Potter County just leased a downtown parking lot to Duos Edge AI for $18,000 a year to host a new...
Constellation WireData CenterSouth Carolina
South Carolina opposition questions opaque $3 billion AI data center plans
A $3 billion AI data center project in Spartanburg County is facing backlash over perceived secrecy, even as the vendor,...
Data CenterConstellation WirePennsylvania
Settlement fight over data center leaves local Pennsylvania zoning authority in limbo
A Doylestown developer plans a large-scale data center across seven properties in Clifton and Covington townships, but the core fight...
Data CenterConstellation WireNew Mexico
New Mexico county’s strict local rules reshape AI data center planning
Bernalillo County is considering strict conditions for AI and data center projects, requiring 100 percent renewable energy, 90–95 percent in-state...
Constellation WireData CenterNorth Carolia
North Carolina backlash over data centers signals shifting ground for AI infrastructure
A small North Carolina town is considering a moratorium on data centers, server farms, and crypto mining, which signals growing...