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News Analysis Prince George’s County Panel to Weigh $38.5M Contract Tied to Data-Center Project PG County panel set to weigh $38.5M contract tied to data-center language at Sept. 24 committee meeting, per agenda. September 17, 2026 Read →

News Analysis AI Servers Push Data Center Power Demand Up 31% A new report finds AI servers are driving a 31% jump in global data center power demand. Here's what that means for your bills… September 17, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Columbus Weighs Who Pays for Data Centers’ Water Use Columbus Council is reviewing how data center water costs are handled, a question every fast-growing data center hub eventually faces. September 17, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Panama City Sets Final Hearing on Ordinance to Pause Large Data Centers Panama City holds final hearing Sept. 22, 2026 on Ordinance 3313, a proposed moratorium on large-scale data centers, per the agenda. September 17, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Panama City Sets Final Hearing on Data Center Moratorium Ordinance Panama City's council is scheduled to hold a final public hearing Sept. 22 on Ordinance 3313, a data center moratorium. September 17, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Milwaukee Plan Commission Set to Hear Data Center Development Pause Ordinance Sept. 28 Milwaukee's Plan Commission is set to hear a substitute ordinance pausing data center development citywide on Sept. 28, per the published agenda. September 17, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Pima County Board to Weigh Data Center Development Moratorium Sept. 22 Pima County supervisors set to consider Resolution 2026-56, a data center development moratorium, at their Sept. 22 meeting. September 17, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Venice Council to Set Hearing Dates for Data Center Moratorium Ordinance Venice council set to schedule Oct. 13 and Oct. 27 hearings on a proposed data center moratorium ordinance, per the Sept. 22 agenda. September 16, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Venice Council Agenda Lists $41,600 Data-Center Contract Item for Sept. 22 Vote Venice council's Sept. 22 agenda lists a $41,600 data-center contract item, per the published Legistar record. September 16, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Beaver County Sheriff’s Office Agenda Lists ‘Data Center Impact Discussion’ for Sept. 17 Beaver County Sheriff's Office agenda for Sept. 17, 2026 lists a 9:15 a.m. "Data Center Impact Discussion" item; no project details disclosed. September 16, 2026 Read →

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