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News Analysis Weston, Wisconsin board to weigh hyperscale data center land-use concerns Oct. 19 Weston, WI board set to review hyperscale data center land-use concerns Oct. 19, per official agenda citing 100-1,000+ acre projects. October 15, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Nebraska State Sen. Dan Lonowski to Brief Hastings City Council on Data Centers Oct. 19 Hastings City Council worksession Oct. 19, 2026 includes a data center presentation by Sen. Dan Lonowski, per the published agenda. October 15, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Littleton Council to Weigh First Reading of Data Center Moratorium Oct. 20 Littleton Council to consider first reading of a temporary data center application moratorium on Oct. 20, per the published agenda. October 14, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Seaside City Council to Consider $1 Million Data-Center-Related Contract Seaside City Council set to review a $1M data-center-related contract item at its Oct. 15 meeting, per the published agenda. October 14, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Madison Committee to Review Data Center Moratorium Update Oct. 21 Madison's BERC is set to review a Data Center Moratorium Update and draft framework memo at its Oct. 21 meeting, per the official agenda. October 14, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Fountain Hills Council to Consider $400,000 Data-Center-Related Contract Oct. 20 Fountain Hills council set to weigh a $400,000 data-center-linked contract item at its Oct. 20 meeting, per the posted agenda. October 14, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Manlius Town Board Scheduled to Consider $2.4 Million Data Center-Linked Contract Manlius Town Board agenda for Oct. 14 lists a $2,400,026 contract item alongside data-center language; outcome not yet decided. October 14, 2026 Read →

News Analysis N.J.’s Biggest AI Data Center Faces New Lawsuit A second lawsuit targets New Jersey's largest AI data center, and the underlying issues reportedly go beyond noise complaints. October 14, 2026 Read →

News Analysis $1.1B Tax Break, 10 Minutes: What Happened in Lowndes County A $1.1 billion data center tax break cleared county approval in just 10 minutes. Here's what that speed means for residents. October 14, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Riley County Commissioners to Hear Data Center and Battery Storage Moratorium Extension Oct. 15 Riley County commissioners set to hear data center, BESS moratorium extension item Oct. 15, per published meeting agenda. October 14, 2026 Read →

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