Data Center

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...

Virginia bill shifts rising electricity costs from households to data centers

Virginia bill shifts rising electricity costs from households to data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 10, 2026

Virginia lawmakers are pushing a bill that would shift hundreds of millions in rising electricity costs from residential users onto...

Missouri city delays decision on St. Charles data center ban

Missouri city delays decision on St. Charles data center ban

Melissa Palmer
February 10, 2026

St. Charles just pushed a decision on banning large-scale data centers out to April, after public pushback from both residents...

Fulton County, Indiana considers preemptive moratorium on future data centers

Fulton County, Indiana considers preemptive moratorium on future data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 10, 2026

Fulton County, Indiana is debating a moratorium on data centers even though no concrete projects are proposed yet. The area...

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