Artificial Intelligence

Michigan city postpones decision on proposed 26 MW data center

Michigan city postpones decision on proposed 26 MW data center

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Allen Park’s planning commission delayed preliminary approval again for a proposed 26 MW data center, signaling local friction around new...

Kentucky approves massive hyperscale data center campus in Jefferson County

Kentucky approves massive hyperscale data center campus in Jefferson County

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Jefferson County just approved its first hyperscale data center campus in southwest Louisville, locking in a big new AI and...

Illinois suburb wrestles with data center boom and neighborhood impacts

Illinois suburb wrestles with data center boom and neighborhood impacts

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Aurora residents are living next to a fast-growing cluster of data centers that bring constant noise, diesel generators, and visible...

White House plan makes AI data centers fund full power and grid

White House plan makes AI data centers fund full power and grid

Melissa Palmer
March 5, 2026

The White House is putting hyperscalers and AI companies on the hook to source and pay for all the power...

Pennsylvania township approves $15B data center campus, limits expansion

Pennsylvania township approves $15B data center campus, limits expansion

Melissa Palmer
March 5, 2026

A $15 billion, 700-acre data center campus in Middlesex Township, PA just cleared a key hurdle with approval of an...

Ohio data center commission to examine AI, energy and land impacts

Ohio data center commission to examine AI, energy and land impacts

Melissa Palmer
March 5, 2026

Ohio is moving to create a 13-member Data Center Study Commission that will look hard at economic, environmental, utility, and...

Florida county weighs rules before approving 800‑acre AI data center

Florida county weighs rules before approving 800‑acre AI data center

Melissa Palmer
March 5, 2026

Citrus County is considering an 800‑acre AI data center development but wants local guidelines in place before negotiations get serious....

Texas city weighs tax break for waterless Fort Worth data center

Texas city weighs tax break for waterless Fort Worth data center

Melissa Palmer
March 4, 2026

Edged Data Centers is planning a $1.1 billion, 186-acre data center campus in far west Fort Worth, pending City Council...

Ohio village restricts large data centers to protect local character

Ohio village restricts large data centers to protect local character

Melissa Palmer
March 4, 2026

West Jefferson, a small village in Central Ohio, passed a resolution to oppose large-scale data centers, explicitly tying the move...

Minnesota lawmakers weigh two-year moratorium on new data centers

Minnesota lawmakers weigh two-year moratorium on new data centers

Melissa Palmer
March 4, 2026

Minnesota is staring at a two-year statewide pause on new data center permits, driven by local pushback on Google’s proposed...