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Data center expansion raises concerns about power, pollution, neighborhood impact in Indiana

Data center expansion raises concerns about power, pollution, neighborhood impact in Indiana

Melissa Palmer
January 9, 2026

Indianapolis residents are pushing councilors to scrutinize hyperscale data center growth, not just potholes and public safety. Locals are worried...

Early Dowagiac, Indiana data center plans raise power and water concerns

Early Dowagiac, Indiana data center plans raise power and water concerns

Melissa Palmer
January 8, 2026

Hyperscale Data Inc is floating a huge expansion in Dowagiac, jumping from a 30 MW data center footprint to 340...

Permian gas powers dedicated data center as Chevron sells electrons in Texas

Permian gas powers dedicated data center as Chevron sells electrons in Texas

Melissa Palmer
January 8, 2026

Chevron plans a 2.5 GW behind-the-meter natural-gas power plant in the Permian, expandable to 5 GW, dedicated to a single...

Rezoned Marana, Arizona land clears path for massive AI data center

Rezoned Marana, Arizona land clears path for massive AI data center

Melissa Palmer
January 7, 2026

Marana, Arizona, just rezoned about 600 acres for a large data center project from Beale Infrastructure’s Fremont Peak Properties, clearing...

stargate Michigan reshapes utility investment, regulation, and long-term power deals

stargate Michigan reshapes utility investment, regulation, and long-term power deals

Melissa Palmer
January 7, 2026

Stargate’s Michigan site shows how AI’s GPU hunger is now reshaping utility capex, with a single 1.4 GW campus adding...

Massive AI data campus trades huge footprint and power for few jobs in Alabama

Massive AI data campus trades huge footprint and power for few jobs in Alabama

Melissa Palmer
January 7, 2026

Stream Data Centers is pitching a 2 million square foot, likely AI-heavy campus at WNY STAMP (Western New York Science...

Wisconsin Data center expansion costs shift off utility bills under proposal

Wisconsin Data center expansion costs shift off utility bills under proposal

Melissa Palmer
January 7, 2026

Wisconsin Republicans are pushing a bill to keep residential and small business utility customers from footing the power bill for...

Data centers reshape Green Country, Oklahoma as we trade resources for jobs

Data centers reshape Green Country, Oklahoma as we trade resources for jobs

Melissa Palmer
January 6, 2026

Northeast Oklahoma is turning into a data center cluster, with existing Google capacity in Pryor and at least four more...

New Campbell, Virginia rules make data center approvals political, not guaranteed

New Campbell, Virginia rules make data center approvals political, not guaranteed

Melissa Palmer
January 5, 2026

Campbell County, VA is moving to make data centers a special-use, not by-right, use in heavy industrial zones, forcing every...

Texas communities demand data centers reveal true grid and water costs

Texas communities demand data centers reveal true grid and water costs

Melissa Palmer
January 2, 2026

Texas communities are pushing hard for more transparency from data center projects, especially around water, power, and local impacts. The...

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