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Former Maine Air Force base becomes liquid‑cooled AI data center hub

Former Maine Air Force base becomes liquid‑cooled AI data center hub

Melissa Palmer
November 26, 2025

What Happened: Maine’s first AI‑focused data center is being built at the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, using...

Amazon’s $15B Indiana build shows where AWS AI capacity goes

Amazon’s $15B Indiana build shows where AWS AI capacity goes

Melissa Palmer
November 24, 2025

Amazon plans to invest $15 billion in new AWS data centers in Indiana, tied to about 1,100 jobs and local...

How Michigan’s Data Center Battle Went Off the Rails: A Deep Dive into the Howell Township Crisis

How Michigan’s Data Center Battle Went Off the Rails: A Deep Dive into the Howell Township Crisis

Melissa Palmer
November 24, 2025

Michigan is in the middle of a data center land rush. Meta, Google, Amazon, and other hyperscalers have been carving...

New Georgia rules complicate siting large AI data centers statewide

New Georgia rules complicate siting large AI data centers statewide

Melissa Palmer
November 24, 2025

Georgia just made large AI-oriented data centers a formal “technological facilities” category, forcing public review and disclosure of massive power...

Community pushback over farmland rezoning slows AI data center plans

Community pushback over farmland rezoning slows AI data center plans

Melissa Palmer
November 24, 2025

Livingston County just blocked rezoning 1,000+ acres of Michigan farmland for a Meta-backed AI data center, putting a hard brake...

Howell Township board passes six-month moratorium on data center

Howell Township board passes six-month moratorium on data center

Melissa Palmer
November 21, 2025

A township is trying to thread the needle on a billion‑dollar Meta data center that would turn 1,000+ acres of...

Meta confirmed as buyer behind $1B Howell-area data center project

Meta confirmed as buyer behind $1B Howell-area data center project

Melissa Palmer
November 20, 2025

Meta has been confirmed as the $1 billion, 1,000+ acre data center buyer near Howell Township, aimed at large-scale AI...

State‑backed AI data center exposes tensions between utilities and locals

State‑backed AI data center exposes tensions between utilities and locals

Melissa Palmer
November 17, 2025

Michigan is pushing a multi‑billion‑dollar AI data center backed by Stephen Ross, Oracle, and OpenAI into Saline Township, despite local...