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Mounting Wisconsin opposition shapes how AI data centers are planned

Mounting Wisconsin opposition shapes how AI data centers are planned

Melissa Palmer
December 1, 2025

Local pushback in Wisconsin is zeroing in on AI data center power and water use, with a petition over 1,200...

EQUINIX SHOWS Power limits, not land, shape data center plans at former uk factory

EQUINIX SHOWS Power limits, not land, shape data center plans at former uk factory

Melissa Palmer
December 1, 2025

Equinix plans a large multi stage data center build on a former AkzoNobel paint factory site in Slough, but power...

AI data center expansion raises public health concerns in Georgia community

AI data center expansion raises public health concerns in Georgia community

Melissa Palmer
November 29, 2025

Georgia’s rapid buildout of AI-focused data centers, including multiple hyperscale projects around South Fulton and South DeKalb, is driving higher...

The Hidden Constraint in the AI Race: Communities Saying No

The Hidden Constraint in the AI Race: Communities Saying No

Melissa Palmer
November 29, 2025

Something fundamental is shifting inside the United States, and it has nothing to do with GPU supply or model sizes...

Nuclear-backed energy portfolio reshapes how future AI data centers are modeled

Nuclear-backed energy portfolio reshapes how future AI data centers are modeled

Melissa Palmer
November 28, 2025

Equinix is locking in up to 250 MWe of Rolls-Royce SMR nuclear capacity in the Netherlands to anchor future AI...

Nashville emerges as key AI data center hub in Tennessee

Nashville emerges as key AI data center hub in Tennessee

Melissa Palmer
November 26, 2025

What Happened: Tennessee now hosts about 60 data centers, with the greater Nashville area accounting for roughly half, including large...

Virginia’s new high-load power rates reshape AI data center economics

Virginia’s new high-load power rates reshape AI data center economics

Melissa Palmer
November 26, 2025

What Happened: Virginia regulators approved higher electric rates for Dominion customers and created a new GS-5 rate class for very...

Meta quietly becoming a direct player in power markets

Meta quietly becoming a direct player in power markets

Melissa Palmer
November 21, 2025

Meta has reportedly entered power trading to secure electricity for its AI data centers. Instead of just buying power from...

AI infrastructure hinges on land, power, and hyperscale-ready data centers

AI infrastructure hinges on land, power, and hyperscale-ready data centers

Melissa Palmer
November 20, 2025

Brookfield is raising a $10 billion AI infrastructure fund, targeting roughly $100 billion of build-and-buy capacity for data centers, power,...

State‑backed AI data center exposes tensions between utilities and locals

State‑backed AI data center exposes tensions between utilities and locals

Melissa Palmer
November 17, 2025

Michigan is pushing a multi‑billion‑dollar AI data center backed by Stephen Ross, Oracle, and OpenAI into Saline Township, despite local...

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