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Sedgwick County town hall spotlights data center pause and concerns

Sedgwick County town hall spotlights data center pause and concerns

Melissa Palmer
March 13, 2026

Sedgwick County put a 90-day pause on new data center applications to write zoning rules, signaling early-stage friction around large-scale...

Ohio data center wins federal permit amid Adams County zoning fight

Ohio data center wins federal permit amid Adams County zoning fight

Melissa Palmer
March 10, 2026

The Army Corps quietly issued a federal permit for a massive data center at the former Stuart coal plant site,...

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 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...

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...

Georgia county extends moratorium while tightening rules for data centers

Georgia county extends moratorium while tightening rules for data centers

Melissa Palmer
March 4, 2026

Athens-Clarke County extended its moratorium on new data centers to June 5 to buy time to write tougher zoning and...

Alabama AI data center project proceeds despite Birmingham’s new moratorium

Alabama AI data center project proceeds despite Birmingham’s new moratorium

Melissa Palmer
March 4, 2026

Birmingham passed a six-month moratorium on new data centers over 20 MW, but it doesn’t touch two in-flight projects: Nebius’s...

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