Zoning

Quiet early talks over Jones County data center reshape planning decisions

Quiet early talks over Jones County data center reshape planning decisions

Melissa Palmer
January 2, 2026

Local officials were talking with a prospective data center developer in Jones County months before any formal application surfaced. That...

San Angelo, Texas weighs major data center rezoning near neighborhood, infrastructure impacts

San Angelo, Texas weighs major data center rezoning near neighborhood, infrastructure impacts

Melissa Palmer
December 30, 2025

San Angelo is courting Skybox Data Centers for a ~350-acre hyperscale-capable site, signaling another small city positioning itself in the...

Local Michigan zoning rules reshape where future AI data centers locate

Local Michigan zoning rules reshape where future AI data centers locate

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Henrietta Township in Michigan is pre-writing a data center ordinance before any AI or cloud developers show up, signaling that...

Frederick County opens rural land to tightly capped data center growth

Frederick County opens rural land to tightly capped data center growth

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Frederick County, Maryland just approved a plan to double the land available for data centers while capping total data center...

Ohio leverage over AI data centers pauses edgeConneX build strategy

Melissa Palmer
December 23, 2025

Ashville just put a 180-day pause on new data centers, but existing zoning and a 2022 “Will Serve” letter still...

Rezoning moves forward as Georgia awaits final call on massive data center

Rezoning moves forward as Georgia awaits final call on massive data center

Melissa Palmer
December 23, 2025

Forsyth County’s planning and zoning board is dealing with a proposed 12 million square foot data center, which signals a...

Local moratoriums reshape planning and buildouts of AI data centers

Local moratoriums reshape planning and buildouts of AI data centers

Melissa Palmer
December 22, 2025

AI data center buildout is triggering bipartisan, citizen-led demands for local and national moratoriums, with Sanders and 230+ groups explicitly...

Microsoft pause at Cherry Valley, Illinois reshapes AI tracking

Microsoft pause at Cherry Valley, Illinois reshapes AI tracking

Melissa Palmer
December 22, 2025

Microsoft spent $32.3 million on 340 acres in Boone County for a new data center site but has effectively hit...

Local zoning shift lets hyperscale data centers into Port Wentworth, Georgia

Local zoning shift lets hyperscale data centers into Port Wentworth, Georgia

Melissa Palmer
December 22, 2025

Major AI players (Google, Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon) are actively scouting Port Wentworth for new data centers, signaling real GPU...

Saline, Michigan zoning gaps leave little choice on OpenAI data center

Saline, Michigan zoning gaps leave little choice on OpenAI data center

Melissa Palmer
December 20, 2025

OpenAI and Oracle are moving ahead with a 2.2M-square-foot hyperscale data center in rural Saline Township after officials settled a...