Constellation Wire

Rural Kansas town weighs major AI data center incentives, community concerns

Rural Kansas town weighs major AI data center incentives, community concerns

Melissa Palmer
February 17, 2026

Osawatomie, KS is courting a $1 billion, 600,000 sq. ft data center campus on 115 acres, with a three-year exclusive...

Missouri residents organize to oppose proposed AI data center project

Missouri residents organize to oppose proposed AI data center project

Melissa Palmer
February 16, 2026

Independence, Missouri is considering major tax breaks to land a “massive” AI data center, but residents are mobilizing quickly to...

Eagan, Minnesota weighs yearlong pause on data centers, crypto mining

Eagan, Minnesota weighs yearlong pause on data centers, crypto mining

Melissa Palmer
February 16, 2026

Eagan is poised to freeze new data centers and crypto mining for a year, signaling local resistance to more high‑demand...

Maine debates two-year pause on large AI-focused data centers

Maine debates two-year pause on large AI-focused data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 16, 2026

Maine is weighing a two-year moratorium on large data centers over 20 MW while it studies grid, environmental, and ratepayer...

Illinois POWER Act would tightly regulate hyperscale data center resources

Illinois POWER Act would tightly regulate hyperscale data center resources

Melissa Palmer
February 16, 2026

Illinois’ POWER Act would put hyperscale data centers under tight scrutiny for water, energy, and community impact, which directly affects...

North Carolina town weighs moratorium on Bitcoin data center plan

North Carolina town weighs moratorium on Bitcoin data center plan

Melissa Palmer
February 13, 2026

Local resistance to a potential Bitcoin mining operation drove Canton’s leadership to consider a one-year moratorium on data centers and...

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...

Previous Next