Community Opposition

Pennsylvania township confronts large AI data center plan, residents worried

Pennsylvania township confronts large AI data center plan, residents worried

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Upper Burrell is facing a 3 GW TECfusions data center build on a former Alcoa R&D campus, and residents are...

North Carolina developer withdraws Apex data center plan amid opposition

North Carolina developer withdraws Apex data center plan amid opposition

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Developers pulled the plug on the New Hill Digital Campus near Apex after months of public pushback and zoning uncertainty....

Michigan residents question Microsoft’s proposed Lowell Township AI data center

Michigan residents question Microsoft’s proposed Lowell Township AI data center

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Microsoft is proposing a data center in Lowell Township, and the community meetings show strong local skepticism despite the company’s...

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...

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...

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...

Microsoft data center plans reshape farmland and neighborhoods in Michigan

Microsoft data center plans reshape farmland and neighborhoods in Michigan

Melissa Palmer
March 4, 2026

Microsoft is pushing a new data center in Gaines Township, converting farmland and buying out existing residential properties while rezoning...