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Data CenterConstellation Wire
Transparency on AI data center costs now shapes infrastructure choices
The piece argues that large, often AI-focused data centers are being built with too little transparency about who pays the...
Constellation WireData CenterGoogleVirginia
AI buildout in Chesterfield raises concerns over data center risks
Google is moving ahead with “Project Peanut,” a massive multi-site data center campus in Chesterfield County, as part of a...
Constellation WireData CenterUnited States
Political backlash to AI data centers reshapes risk calculations
Data centers have become a frontline political issue in the US, with 142 activist groups across 24 states pushing back...
Data CenterConstellation WirePowerTexas
Massive rural data center strains grid, tests Leon County oversight
Belltown Power plans a massive 1,500 MW data center in rural Leon County, Texas, a clear signal of hyperscale-style power...
Data CenterUnited States
NAACP: AI Data Centers Put Community Health and Resources at Risk
The NAACP’s “Stop Dirty Data” summit drew a direct line between AI data centers and environmental justice, focusing on how...
Data CenterConstellation WireIndiana
Joliet, Indiana pushback over AI data center reshapes infrastructure planning
Local resistance is stalling what could be one of the largest data centers in Illinois, a 795-acre Hillwood / Powerhouse...
Constellation WireAmazonData CenterOhio
Resident backlash prompts delay on massive Amazon Wilmington, ohio data center
Wilmington, Ohio has delayed final approval of a $4 billion Amazon data center that would cover 471 acres, after strong...
Constellation WireData CenterMinnesota
Secrecy Around Minnesota AI Data Centers Fuels Backlash and Distrust
Minnesota is seeing a wave of large data center proposals tied to cloud and AI growth, and many are being...
Data CenterMichigan
Local resistance reshapes Michigan’s AI data center expansion plans
Developers just walked away from a $1 billion Howell Township data center after months of community pushback, and the same...
Constellation WireData CenterIndiana
Rising local pushback shows hyperscale AI campuses face growing community limits in indiana
Indiana’s early enthusiasm for an $11 billion Amazon hyperscale campus has flipped as residents now push back hard on new...
