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News Analysis PA Farmer Turns Down $16M Data Center Land Offer A Pennsylvania farmer rejected a nearly $16 million buyout from data center developers—proof that not everyone is selling. September 6, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Texas Data Centers Are Booming. So Is the Water Question. As Texas adds data centers at a rapid clip, a basic question is surfacing: will there be enough water left for the people who… September 5, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Missouri’s Data Center Backlash: Marathon Hearings, Recalls Missouri residents are fighting data center plans with recall efforts, moratoriums, and hearings that stretch past 10 hours. Here's why—and what you can do. September 4, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Long Island Town Hits Pause on Data Centers—What’s Next? A Long Island town has passed a data center moratorium. Here's what that means and why it matters for your power bill, water, and… August 29, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Brazil’s 300MW Data Center Bet Mirrors the US Playbook A new Brazilian campus that could grow past 1GW shows the hyperscale data-center model spreading well beyond US borders. August 22, 2026 Read →

News Analysis 2.5GW Gas Data Center Planned for Reeves County, Texas Prometheus Hyperscale and Istmo plan a gas-powered data center of up to 2.5GW in West Texas, with first power targeted for next year. August 21, 2026 Read →

News Analysis 2nd Allentown Data Center Proposed Near School, Landmark A new data center proposal has surfaced in Allentown, sited next to a school and a major attraction. Here's what that proximity can mean. August 20, 2026 Read →

News Analysis Why More Communities Are Pushing Back on Data Centers Opposition to data center construction is rising across the US. Here's what's driving it and how you can get involved locally. August 16, 2026 Read →

News Analysis The ‘Business Case’ for Data Centers: Whose Numbers Count? A new piece on the data center business case is a reminder: the math behind these projects shapes your power bills, water use, and… August 15, 2026 Read →

News Analysis NZ’s Largest AI Data Center: A 360MVA Preview for US Grids A new substation deal in New Zealand shows the scale of power hyperscale AI now demands — a pattern playing out across US grids… August 12, 2026 Read →

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