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Alabama residents challenge Birmingham AI data center zoning and impacts

Alabama residents challenge Birmingham AI data center zoning and impacts

Melissa Palmer
February 27, 2026

Nebius wants to turn a former Regions operations site in Birmingham into a 300 MW “AI factory,” which is effectively...

Denver, Colorado weighs data center pause amid grid and water concerns

Denver, Colorado weighs data center pause amid grid and water concerns

Melissa Palmer
February 24, 2026

Denver is planning a temporary moratorium on new data centers so it can write tighter rules around land use, power,...

South Dakota Senate approves data center regulations, omits tax incentive ban

South Dakota Senate approves data center regulations, omits tax incentive ban

Melissa Palmer
February 23, 2026

South Dakota just advanced a “Data Center Bill of Rights for Citizens” that focuses squarely on water use, power costs,...

Georgia Power Defends AI Data Centers’ Impact on Georgia’s Electric Grid

Georgia Power Defends AI Data Centers’ Impact on Georgia’s Electric Grid

Melissa Palmer
February 23, 2026

Georgia Power is using this summit to push back on the narrative that AI-heavy data centers will automatically strain Georgia’s...

New Jersey data center adds solar-plus-storage, operates as controllable power asset

Melissa Palmer
February 20, 2026

Iron Mountain’s New Jersey data center is adding a 23 MWh battery to pair with its existing 7.2 MW rooftop...

Florida residents protest massive Fort Meade data center development plan

Melissa Palmer
February 20, 2026

Fort Meade is weighing a massive 1,000+ acre data center campus with eight buildings at 4.4 million square feet each,...

San Marcos, Texas council rejects 200-acre AI data center proposal

San Marcos, Texas council rejects 200-acre AI data center proposal

Melissa Palmer
February 19, 2026

San Marcos city council rejected a proposed 200-acre data center in a 5-2 vote after heavy public opposition. The core...

Rural Kansas town weighs major AI data center incentives, community concerns

Rural Kansas town weighs major AI data center incentives, community concerns

Melissa Palmer
February 17, 2026

Osawatomie, KS is courting a $1 billion, 600,000 sq. ft data center campus on 115 acres, with a three-year exclusive...

Missouri residents organize to oppose proposed AI data center project

Missouri residents organize to oppose proposed AI data center project

Melissa Palmer
February 16, 2026

Independence, Missouri is considering major tax breaks to land a “massive” AI data center, but residents are mobilizing quickly to...

Illinois POWER Act would tightly regulate hyperscale data center resources

Illinois POWER Act would tightly regulate hyperscale data center resources

Melissa Palmer
February 16, 2026

Illinois’ POWER Act would put hyperscale data centers under tight scrutiny for water, energy, and community impact, which directly affects...

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