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Why speed to power starts before the grid
Why speed to power starts before the grid Data Center Dynamics
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Sponsored: Why speed to power starts before the grid
Rowan Digital Infrastructure's Patrick Dillow explains how smart site selection, flexible planning, and early utility partnerships pave the way to de-risking hyperscale project timelines
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RWE Nears Two Data Center Development Deals in Europe
RWE Nears Two Data Center Development Deals in Europe ET Datacenters
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A distinct minority of speakers: some not as concerned about negative impact of data centers, don't see need for or benefit from a moratorium
A distinct minority of speakers: some not as concerned about negative impact of data centers, don't see need for or benefit from a moratorium alamancenews.com
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Fetterman rejects data center and AI ‘doomsdaying’ after Shapiro executive order
Fetterman rejects data center and AI ‘doomsdaying’ after Shapiro executive order Washington Examiner
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Is Trane Technologies (TT) Quietly Reframing Its AI Data Center Strategy Through the Eaton Partnership?
Is Trane Technologies (TT) Quietly Reframing Its AI Data Center Strategy Through the Eaton Partnership? simplywall.st
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Residents pack Thornton library to voice concerns about data centers in Adams County
Residents pack Thornton library to voice concerns about data centers in Adams County Denver7
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South Korea's 8.4GW AI Data Center Buildout Faces Biggest Bottleneck in Internal Power Design
South Korea's 8.4GW AI Data Center Buildout Faces Biggest Bottleneck in Internal Power Design finance.biggo.com
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Rising data center backlash shakes up midterm races
Rising data center backlash shakes up midterm races The Hill
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Officials advise Maryland counties to make a 'wish list' of demands for data center developers
Officials advise Maryland counties to make a 'wish list' of demands for data center developers The Cool Down
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Arizona regulators approve safeguard to keep co-op customers from footing data center grid costs
Arizona regulators approve safeguard to keep co-op customers from footing data center grid costs The Cool Down
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Pennsylvania township gears up for court fight over data center rules, who pays for grid growth
Pennsylvania township gears up for court fight over data center rules, who pays for grid growth The Cool Down
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Woodford County passes six-month data center moratorium
Woodford County passes six-month data center moratorium The Pantagraph
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Data Centers Don't Just Need Power -- They Need Cooling. Trane and Carrier Sell It.
Data Centers Don't Just Need Power -- They Need Cooling. Trane and Carrier Sell It. The Motley Fool
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Shapiro Signs Data Center Order Amid Growing Public Opposition
Shapiro Signs Data Center Order Amid Growing Public Opposition Franklin County Free Press
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Why America’s Energy Grid Has To Change — And What It Means For Wyoming
Why America’s Energy Grid Has To Change — And What It Means For Wyoming Cowboy State Daily
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Lawsuit: Salem Twp. planners illegally advanced data center plan with lockout
Lawsuit: Salem Twp. planners illegally advanced data center plan with lockout Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice
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Marietta Council to Discuss Data Center Zoning Ordinance, Georgia Tech Proposal Aug. 25
Marietta council set to discuss a data center zoning ordinance and Georgia Tech proposal at its Aug. 25, 2026 meeting, per the agenda.
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Letter: Debunking the case against a data center moratorium
Letter: Debunking the case against a data center moratorium InForum
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Laredo asks residents what matters most in data center standards
Laredo asks residents what matters most in data center standards Laredo Morning Times
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La Conner, WA Council Set to Consider Emergency Moratorium on Data Center Applications
La Conner council's Aug. 25 agenda lists a data-center application moratorium alongside a $11,845 subdivision item, per the published agenda.
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Lee County Board approves 90-day moratorium on data center, tech development proposals
Lee County Board approves 90-day moratorium on data center, tech development proposals Shaw Local
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Sponsored: What coolant should you use for data center liquid cooling?
Exploring PG25, dielectric fluids, and ASHRAE recommendations
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Ignis and Acciona look to build a data center in Segovia, Spain
The joint project also includes the development of a photovoltaic plant
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Building data centers is getting easier. Building trust is not
Data centers cannot afford to treat communities as an afterthought
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Riverbank sees a flurry of interest from data center developers. A project emerges
Riverbank sees a flurry of interest from data center developers. A project emerges Modesto Bee
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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.
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Tuscaloosa-Area Residents Push Back on Data Center Plan
Neighbors near Tuscaloosa say a proposed data center is moving forward without them. Here's why that fight looks familiar nationwide.
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Lowell City Council to Take Up Data Center Motion Response Aug. 25
Lowell council agenda lists a data center motion response for its Aug. 25, 2026 meeting; full details not yet public.
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Aurora lawmakers to discuss first of new data center regulations
Aurora lawmakers to discuss first of new data center regulations Denver Gazette
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East Bridgewater Planning Board Sets Special Meeting on Data Center Bylaw
East Bridgewater Planning Board to hold special Aug. 31 meeting on proposed data center by-law amendment, per official agenda.
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BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure Targets AI Data Centers With 65 MW of Contracted Power
BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure Targets AI Data Centers With 65 MW of Contracted Power MarketBeat
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Data centers got tax breaks. Homeowners were asked to pay triple. Here’s how Eagle Mountain’s tax fight shook out.
Data centers got tax breaks. Homeowners were asked to pay triple. Here’s how Eagle Mountain’s tax fight shook out. The Salt Lake Tribune
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Proposed data centers could use more electricity than all Alabama homes combined. Who will pay?
Proposed data centers could use more electricity than all Alabama homes combined. Who will pay? WBHM
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Dacono, CO Council to Weigh Emergency Data Center Development Rule Aug 24
Dacono City Council set to weigh emergency agenda item on data center development permits at Aug. 24, 2026 meeting.
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Dacono, Colorado Council to Weigh Emergency Data Center Moratorium Aug. 24
Dacono council set to weigh emergency data center moratorium and Resolution 26-45 at Aug. 24, 2026 meeting, per official agenda.
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‘They don’t care’: Residents fight back against data center proposed near Tuscaloosa
‘They don’t care’: Residents fight back against data center proposed near Tuscaloosa AL.com
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Terronova starts work on 300MW data center campus outside São Paulo, Brazil
Site could eventually exceed 1GW
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Power utility sets special rate for data centers, including in Alabama
Power utility sets special rate for data centers, including in Alabama AL.com
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This historic glass factory site is now at the center of N.J.’s AI data center war
This historic glass factory site is now at the center of N.J.’s AI data center war NJ.com
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State tax department has no records of sales tax exemptions for Somerset data center
State tax department has no records of sales tax exemptions for Somerset data center Buffalo News
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Osawatomie Council Set to Discuss Data Center Water Use at Aug. 27 Meeting
Osawatomie council to discuss data center's water use at Aug. 27 meeting, per published agenda.
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Nye County residents react to data center ban: 'I'm glad'
Nye County residents react to data center ban: 'I'm glad' ktnv.com
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Kings Mountain Council Set to Vote Aug. 25 on Extending Data Center Moratorium
Kings Mountain council set to consider extending its data center permitting moratorium and a Rural land-use designation on Aug. 25, per the agenda.
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New Mexico lawmakers push for data center pause | Opinion
New Mexico lawmakers push for data center pause | Opinion Las Cruces Sun-News
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Data centers drive 55% of US electricity demand growth
Data centers drive 55% of US electricity demand growth Las Vegas Sun
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Water fight erupts over Amazon data center proposal in King George
Water fight erupts over Amazon data center proposal in King George Roanoke Times
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AI Data Center War: Where Democrats, Republicans in Key Senate Races Stand
AI Data Center War: Where Democrats, Republicans in Key Senate Races Stand Newsweek
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BLM's data center approval is a betrayal of local governance
BLM's data center approval is a betrayal of local governance Las Vegas Sun
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Carlton County, MN Board to Hold Public Hearing on Data Center Study Ordinance Aug. 24
Carlton County, MN board to hold Aug. 24 public hearing on interim ordinance to study data center development, per published agenda.
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Powering data centers is no longer a simple matter of supply and demand
Powering data centers is no longer a simple matter of supply and demand Data Center Dynamics
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Sponsored: Powering data centers is no longer a simple matter of supply and demand
Ramboll’s Michael Bergstrom unpacks how unprecedented load growth, changing grid standards, and shifting utility requirements are transforming the data center lifecycle
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Even AI Data Centers Now in the Power Queue... Rapid Investment Faces New Obstacles [Weekend Money]
Even AI Data Centers Now in the Power Queue... Rapid Investment Faces New Obstacles [Weekend Money] 아시아경제
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Los Alamos County Council to Consider Tax Measure Tied to Data Center Power Supply
Los Alamos County Council set to consider Aug. 25 tax measure tied to power supply at county's disaster recovery site and data center.
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Los Alamos County Council to Weigh $550,000 Data-Center-Related Contract Aug. 25
Los Alamos County Council agenda for Aug. 25 links data-center contract language to a $550,000 figure, records show.
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Ephrata Borough Council to Discuss Draft Data Center Zoning Ordinance Aug. 24
Ephrata Borough Council set to discuss draft zoning rules for data centers and battery storage at Aug. 24, 2026 meeting, per agenda.
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Finger Lakes Activists to Call for Stronger Data Center Restrictions
Finger Lakes Activists to Call for Stronger Data Center Restrictions Finger Lakes Daily News
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Residents speak out at data center input session - The Daily Reporter
Residents speak out at data center input session The Daily Reporter - Greenfield Indiana
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Law Struggling to Keep Up on Critical Data Center Issues
Law Struggling to Keep Up on Critical Data Center Issues Long Island Life & Politics
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Looking into the City of Camdenton’s AI data center moratorium three months in
Looking into the City of Camdenton’s AI data center moratorium three months in KY3
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