Data Center Regulation

Virginia Democrats Deadlock Over Data Center Tax Exemptions and Budget

Virginia Democrats Deadlock Over Data Center Tax Exemptions and Budget

Melissa Palmer
March 13, 2026

Virginia’s Democratic-controlled legislature blew its budget deadline over a fight on data center tax exemptions, a critical lever in the...

Minnesota Unions Back AI Data Centers With Strong Labor Standards

Melissa Palmer
March 10, 2026

Minnesota labor is pushing hard for more data center construction, framing AI and cloud buildouts as the best near-term way...

Florida data center secrecy raises concerns over power, water, transparency

Florida data center secrecy raises concerns over power, water, transparency

Melissa Palmer
March 9, 2026

Project Tango shows how opaque hyperscale data center siting has become, with a 2016-sized build quietly morphing into a 1.8...

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....

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....

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...

Anchorage weighs stricter rules on energy‑intensive AI data centers

Anchorage weighs stricter rules on energy‑intensive AI data centers

Melissa Palmer
March 4, 2026

Anchorage is waking up to AI-era data center growth and moving to lock in stricter rules for “energy‑intensive facilities.” The...

Pennsylvania House panel advances bills regulating AI data center growth

Pennsylvania House panel advances bills regulating AI data center growth

Melissa Palmer
March 3, 2026

Pennsylvania lawmakers are moving two bills that directly target how fast AI data centers can scale in the state. House...

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