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Indiana data center rezoning advances over residents’ environmental justice concerns

Indiana data center rezoning advances over residents’ environmental justice concerns

Melissa Palmer
February 13, 2026

Metrobloks’ 14-acre urban data center in Indianapolis’ Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood just cleared a key rezoning hurdle despite unified resident opposition. The...

Georgia’s soaring data center tax breaks strain budget, spark policy debate

Georgia’s soaring data center tax breaks strain budget, spark policy debate

Melissa Palmer
February 13, 2026

Georgia’s data center equipment tax exemptions ballooned from an expected $327 million this year to more than $2.5 billion, showing...

Colorado bill ties new data centers to renewables, grid-cost responsibility

Colorado bill ties new data centers to renewables, grid-cost responsibility

Melissa Palmer
February 13, 2026

Colorado lawmakers are pitting a tax-incentive bill against a new bill that would force large data centers to fully cover...

Canton, North Carolina halts data centers and crypto mining for year

Canton, North Carolina halts data centers and crypto mining for year

Melissa Palmer
February 12, 2026

Canton, NC just put a 12‑month pause on data centers, server farms, and crypto mines after outside firms sniffed around...

Michigan township grants preliminary approval to controversial data center project

Michigan township grants preliminary approval to controversial data center project

Melissa Palmer
February 12, 2026

Van Buren Township just gave preliminary site-plan approval to the “Project Cannoli” data center, which means the project clears a...

Illinois bill targets data center energy costs, AI infrastructure expansion

Illinois bill targets data center energy costs, AI infrastructure expansion

Melissa Palmer
February 12, 2026

Illinois lawmakers are pushing the POWER Act to put tighter rules around data centers’ energy and water use. The core...

Wisconsin data center deal raises questions about Meta’s power costs

Wisconsin data center deal raises questions about Meta’s power costs

Melissa Palmer
February 11, 2026

Alliant is pushing a custom, heavily redacted power contract for Meta’s Beaver Dam data center, with unknown load size, term...

Cincinnati, Ohio plans three‑month pause on new AI data centers

Cincinnati, Ohio plans three‑month pause on new AI data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 11, 2026

Cincinnati is moving to impose a three‑month pause on new data centers across more than 20,000 parcels while it figures...

New York weighs three-year pause on new AI data centers

New York weighs three-year pause on new AI data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 11, 2026

New York is weighing a three-year moratorium on new AI-focused data centers, tying permits to a deeper review of grid...

Indiana county enacts yearlong pause on new data center projects

Indiana county enacts yearlong pause on new data center projects

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February 11, 2026

Fulton County, Indiana just put a 12‑month stop on all new data center development after intense community pushback. The immediate...

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