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Colorado bill ties new data centers to renewables, grid-cost responsibility

Colorado bill ties new data centers to renewables, grid-cost responsibility

Melissa Palmer
February 13, 2026

Colorado lawmakers are pitting a tax-incentive bill against a new bill that would force large data centers to fully cover...

Illinois bill targets data center energy costs, AI infrastructure expansion

Illinois bill targets data center energy costs, AI infrastructure expansion

Melissa Palmer
February 12, 2026

Illinois lawmakers are pushing the POWER Act to put tighter rules around data centers’ energy and water use. The core...

Wisconsin data center deal raises questions about Meta’s power costs

Wisconsin data center deal raises questions about Meta’s power costs

Melissa Palmer
February 11, 2026

Alliant is pushing a custom, heavily redacted power contract for Meta’s Beaver Dam data center, with unknown load size, term...

Virginia bill shifts rising electricity costs from households to data centers

Virginia bill shifts rising electricity costs from households to data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 10, 2026

Virginia lawmakers are pushing a bill that would shift hundreds of millions in rising electricity costs from residential users onto...

Delaware considers stricter data center regulations to address rising power demand

Delaware considers stricter data center regulations to address rising power demand

Melissa Palmer
February 4, 2026

Delaware is weighing two bills that would force large data centers to pay more of the true cost of their...

New Delaware rules shift data center power costs off residents

New Delaware rules shift data center power costs off residents

Melissa Palmer
February 3, 2026

Delaware lawmakers are advancing bills that would make large data centers pay more of the real cost of their massive...

Texas data center bet prioritizes dedicated power over proximity to cities

Texas data center bet prioritizes dedicated power over proximity to cities

Melissa Palmer
February 2, 2026

Texas just greenlit GW Ranch, an 8,000-acre gas-and-renewables-powered data center campus that Pacifico Energy calls the largest permitted in the...

Edge data center plan reshapes Beaver Dam, Wisconsin’s AI infrastructure mix

Edge data center plan reshapes Beaver Dam, Wisconsin’s AI infrastructure mix

Melissa Palmer
January 30, 2026

Beaver Dam is looking at a second major data center project, this time a 90,000-square-foot edge facility from developer Oppidan...

Balancing data center growth, rezoning battles, and community oversight in LaGrange, Georgia

Balancing data center growth, rezoning battles, and community oversight in LaGrange, Georgia

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January 30, 2026

LaGrange is trying to thread the needle between welcoming data center tax and power revenue and managing local backlash, and...

New Mexico county’s strict local rules reshape AI data center planning

New Mexico county’s strict local rules reshape AI data center planning

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

Bernalillo County is considering strict conditions for AI and data center projects, requiring 100 percent renewable energy, 90–95 percent in-state...

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