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Balancing data center growth, rezoning battles, and community oversight in LaGrange, Georgia

Balancing data center growth, rezoning battles, and community oversight in LaGrange, Georgia

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January 30, 2026

LaGrange is trying to thread the needle between welcoming data center tax and power revenue and managing local backlash, and...

Local pushback shows data centers can still be stopped in Virginia

Local pushback shows data centers can still be stopped in Virginia

Melissa Palmer
January 29, 2026

Plans for a 400-acre data center campus in Hanover County, Virginia have been withdrawn after sustained pushback from local officials...

Legal deal locks in data center while Michigan residents lose zoning say

Legal deal locks in data center while Michigan residents lose zoning say

Melissa Palmer
January 29, 2026

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...

New Orleans pause on data centers shows AI infrastructure facing urban limits

New Orleans pause on data centers shows AI infrastructure facing urban limits

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January 29, 2026

New Orleans just put a one-year (extendable) ban on new data centers, blocking an MS Solar Grid Data project in...

Wisconsin pushback blocks massive AI data center expansion plans

Wisconsin pushback blocks massive AI data center expansion plans

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

DeForest, Wisconsin’s move to reject the QTS proposal shows how local resistance can stop even massive data center plans, including...

Leased Texas parking lot becomes modest edge data center for local institutions

Leased Texas parking lot becomes modest edge data center for local institutions

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

Potter County just leased a downtown parking lot to Duos Edge AI for $18,000 a year to host a new...

South Carolina opposition questions opaque $3 billion AI data center plans

South Carolina opposition questions opaque $3 billion AI data center plans

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

A $3 billion AI data center project in Spartanburg County is facing backlash over perceived secrecy, even as the vendor,...

Settlement fight over data center leaves local Pennsylvania zoning authority in limbo

Settlement fight over data center leaves local Pennsylvania zoning authority in limbo

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

A Doylestown developer plans a large-scale data center across seven properties in Clifton and Covington townships, but the core fight...

New Mexico county’s strict local rules reshape AI data center planning

New Mexico county’s strict local rules reshape AI data center planning

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

Bernalillo County is considering strict conditions for AI and data center projects, requiring 100 percent renewable energy, 90–95 percent in-state...

North Carolina backlash over data centers signals shifting ground for AI infrastructure

North Carolina backlash over data centers signals shifting ground for AI infrastructure

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

A small North Carolina town is considering a moratorium on data centers, server farms, and crypto mining, which signals growing...

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