Data Center

AI data centers reshape Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania while utilities, rules lag behind

AI data centers reshape Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania while utilities, rules lag behind

Melissa Palmer
December 29, 2025

Lehigh Valley is moving from scattered small data centers to true hyperscale, with two proposals totaling over 7.7 million square...

Vast Augusta, Georgia data center reshapes power use, water demand, neighborhood buffer

Vast Augusta, Georgia data center reshapes power use, water demand, neighborhood buffer

Melissa Palmer
December 29, 2025

A $2 billion data center campus in Augusta is back on the radar, now expanded to six two-story buildings totaling...

AI data centers shift energy, water, and climate burdens onto Florida communities

AI data centers shift energy, water, and climate burdens onto Florida communities

Melissa Palmer
December 29, 2025

AI data centers from Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon are driving massive new power demand, with wholesale electricity prices in...

Data center investments anchor Florida jobs while protecting household energy costs

Data center investments anchor Florida jobs while protecting household energy costs

Melissa Palmer
December 29, 2025

AI leadership is framed as an infrastructure race, where Florida’s role depends on building out data centers, transmission, and dependable...

Transparency on AI data center costs now shapes infrastructure choices

Transparency on AI data center costs now shapes infrastructure choices

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

The piece argues that large, often AI-focused data centers are being built with too little transparency about who pays the...

AI buildout in Chesterfield raises concerns over data center risks

AI buildout in Chesterfield raises concerns over data center risks

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Google is moving ahead with “Project Peanut,” a massive multi-site data center campus in Chesterfield County, as part of a...

Political backlash to AI data centers reshapes risk calculations

Political backlash to AI data centers reshapes risk calculations

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Data centers have become a frontline political issue in the US, with 142 activist groups across 24 states pushing back...

Massive rural data center strains grid, tests Leon County oversight

Massive rural data center strains grid, tests Leon County oversight

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Belltown Power plans a massive 1,500 MW data center in rural Leon County, Texas, a clear signal of hyperscale-style power...

Gas-backed power strategy reshapes North Dakota data center Planning

Gas-backed power strategy reshapes North Dakota data center Planning

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

The core signal is that Basin Electric and NextEra are exploring a large natural gas plant in North Dakota to...

Local Michigan zoning rules reshape where future AI data centers locate

Local Michigan zoning rules reshape where future AI data centers locate

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Henrietta Township in Michigan is pre-writing a data center ordinance before any AI or cloud developers show up, signaling that...

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