Zoning

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...

Missouri data center proposal delayed amid funding, zoning and resident concerns

Missouri data center proposal delayed amid funding, zoning and resident concerns

Melissa Palmer
February 26, 2026

A 500-acre “massive data center” project in Pacific, Missouri just hit pause because the developer, Beltline Energy, isn’t ready and...

Maryland confirms data center executive to Frederick city planning commission

Maryland confirms data center executive to Frederick city planning commission

Melissa Palmer
February 25, 2026

Frederick’s City Council just confirmed John Temple, an engineering director at Hanwha Data Centers, as a full member of the...

Pennsylvania township debates rezoning farmland for proposed data center project

Pennsylvania township debates rezoning farmland for proposed data center project

Melissa Palmer
February 23, 2026

Lower Mount Bethel Township is wrestling with a proposed data center that would require rezoning agricultural land, with no formal...

South Dakota lawmakers reject statewide pause on new hyperscale data centers

South Dakota lawmakers reject statewide pause on new hyperscale data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 19, 2026

South Dakota’s attempt to pause new 50 MW+ hyperscale data centers for a year just died in committee after procedural...

Michigan resident challenges ‘Stargate’ data center rezoning in court

Michigan resident challenges ‘Stargate’ data center rezoning in court

Melissa Palmer
February 18, 2026

A local resident is trying to reopen a settled lawsuit to halt the “Stargate” data center in Saline Township, targeting...

Alabama city tightens zoning rules on AI-era data centers

Alabama city tightens zoning rules on AI-era data centers

Melissa Palmer
February 18, 2026

Columbiana just tightened zoning rules for data centers after a specific DigiPowerX project exposed how easily one could slide through...

Indiana data center rezoning advances over residents’ environmental justice concerns

Indiana data center rezoning advances over residents’ environmental justice concerns

Melissa Palmer
February 13, 2026

Metrobloks’ 14-acre urban data center in Indianapolis’ Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood just cleared a key rezoning hurdle despite unified resident opposition. The...

Missouri city delays decision on St. Charles data center ban

Missouri city delays decision on St. Charles data center ban

Melissa Palmer
February 10, 2026

St. Charles just pushed a decision on banning large-scale data centers out to April, after public pushback from both residents...

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...

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