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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...

Data center referendum denied in DeForest, Wisconsin

Data center referendum denied in DeForest, Wisconsin

Melissa Palmer
January 7, 2026

DeForest’s village board just rejected a petition that would have forced a public referendum on the QTS AI data center...

New zoning rules in Menomonie, Wisconsin tighten data center power, water, and noise limits

New zoning rules in Menomonie, Wisconsin tighten data center power, water, and noise limits

Melissa Palmer
January 6, 2026

Menomonie, Wisconsin just moved data centers out of the generic “warehouse” bucket and into their own zoning class, which is...

Bay City, Michigan sets strict data center rules after residents raise concerns

Bay City, Michigan sets strict data center rules after residents raise concerns

Melissa Palmer
January 6, 2026

Bay City’s commission unanimously approved a resolution to create zoning, land use, and operational standards for data centers after strong...

Shelbyville, Indiana annexation advances data center site

Shelbyville, Indiana annexation advances data center site

Melissa Palmer
January 6, 2026

Shelbyville just cleared a key political hurdle for a large data center footprint by approving annexation of 429 acres for...

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...

Local resistance to mystery data center reshapes Michigan AI capacity assumptions

Local resistance to mystery data center reshapes Michigan AI capacity assumptions

Melissa Palmer
January 5, 2026

A 235-acre data center project near Grand Rapids is stalled after residents shut down the first planning commission meeting over...

Pennsylvania Township deal steers 400 MW data center to grid power

Pennsylvania Township deal steers 400 MW data center to grid power

Melissa Palmer
January 2, 2026

Clifton Township is close to settling with the Project Gold developer, clearing the way for a massive data center campus...

Michigan opposition stalls billion‑dollar AI data center I’m watching closely

Michigan opposition stalls billion‑dollar AI data center I’m watching closely

Melissa Palmer
January 2, 2026

A $1 billion, 237-acre data center project in Lowell Township is on indefinite hold after public backlash and a packed...

AI data center dream in Westfield, Massachusetts quietly collapses over power, permits

AI data center dream in Westfield, Massachusetts quietly collapses over power, permits

Melissa Palmer
January 2, 2026

Servistar pitched a 2.7 million square foot hyperscale data center in Westfield that would have pulled 4–5x the city’s total...