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Finland Data Center’s Grid Deal Echoes a US Problem
A Finnish grid connection for a Magnora data center is a small story with a big lesson for US ratepayers watching similar fights at home.
Power DemandOpen the record →
Thornton Turnout Shows Data Center Worry Is Local Now
A packed library meeting in Adams County signals a familiar pattern: communities want a say before data centers break ground.
New BuildsOpen the record →
Chelmsford, MA Board to Weigh New Data Center Zoning Rules Aug. 26
Chelmsford, MA officials are scheduled to consider new data center zoning definitions and limits at an Aug. 26, 2026 meeting.
New BuildsOpen the record →
Mount Vernon, WA Council Scheduled to Consider Data Center Permit Moratorium Aug. 26
Mount Vernon council set to consider Aug. 26 emergency ordinance halting new data center permit applications, per city agenda.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
Data Centers Are Filling With Batteries. Is Fire Safety Ready?
Lithium-ion batteries now power data center backups—and even feed the grid. A new industry warning says fire codes are struggling to keep up.
CoverageOpen the record →
Alabama’s Data Center Boom: The Costs Nobody’s Tallying
An Alabama op-ed warns of unaddressed costs from data centers. Here's why power, water, and tax questions deserve public scrutiny.
CoverageOpen the record →
Ashland Planning Board to Discuss Data Center Zoning at Aug. 27 Meeting
Ashland Planning Board's Aug. 27 agenda lists a 'Data Centers Zoning' discussion item, per the official meeting agenda.
Approvals & RezoningOpen the record →
Yakima County Commissioners to Discuss Data Center Moratorium Aug. 26
Yakima County BOCC agenda for Aug. 26, 2026 lists a data center moratorium item for discussion, per the official record.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
Fitchburg Planning Board to Weigh Data Center Moratorium Petition Aug. 25
Fitchburg Planning Board set to discuss Aug. 25 zoning petition for a temporary moratorium on data center permits and development.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
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.
CoverageOpen the record →
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.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
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.
CoverageOpen the record →
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.
Community OppositionOpen the record →
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.
CoverageOpen the record →
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.
Approvals & RezoningOpen the record →
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.
Approvals & RezoningOpen the record →
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.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
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.
Water UseOpen the record →
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.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
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.
CoverageOpen the record →
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.
CoverageOpen the record →
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.
CoverageOpen the record →
Deperewi Plan Commission to Discuss Hyperscale Data Center Moratorium Aug. 24
Deperewi Plan Commission set to discuss a possible 12-month hyperscale data center moratorium Aug. 24; formal proposal expected in September.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
North Port City Commission to Take Up Data Center Moratorium Ordinance Aug. 31
North Port's City Commission is scheduled to consider a data center moratorium ordinance at an Aug. 31 special meeting, per the published agenda.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
Chelmsford, MA to Weigh New Zoning Definition for Data Centers on Aug. 24
Chelmsford, MA town meeting set to consider a zoning bylaw amendment defining and regulating "Data Center" facilities on Aug. 24, 2026.
CoverageOpen the record →
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.
CoverageOpen the record →
Cherokee County Weighs In as Data Centers Spread Across Texas
Texas's data-center boom has reached Cherokee County, where residents are starting to ask what it means for power, water, and taxes.
CoverageOpen the record →
La Conner Sets Aug. 25 Hearing on Emergency Data Center Development Moratorium
La Conner council to hold Aug. 25 hearing on emergency moratorium on new data center development applications, per official agenda.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
Fredericksburg Council to Weigh Zoning Change for 1500 Gateway Data Center Aug. 25
Fredericksburg council set to consider zoning change, special use permit for proposed 1500 Gateway data center on Aug. 25, per agenda.
Approvals & RezoningOpen the record →
Fredericksburg Council to Consider Zoning Change for 1500 Gateway Data Center
Fredericksburg council to weigh zoning change, special use permit for proposed 1500 Gateway data center on Aug. 25 agenda.
Approvals & RezoningOpen the record →
Chesterfield County Board Schedules Data Centers Update for Aug. 26 Meeting
Chesterfield County's Aug. 26 board agenda lists a Data Centers Update work session alongside the Walton Station rezoning case, per official records.
Approvals & RezoningOpen the record →
DeKalb Council to Weigh Meta and Edged Data Center Expansion, Grid Upgrades Aug. 24
DeKalb Council set to weigh Meta, Edged data center expansion plans and grid upgrades at Aug. 24 meeting, per published agenda.
CoverageOpen the record →
Sunbury Village Council to Discuss Data Center Zoning Aug. 27
Sunbury Village Council set to discuss data center types and zoning at Aug. 27, 2026 meeting, per published agenda.
CoverageOpen the record →
Eastport Planning Board Scheduled to Vote on Data Center Ban Aug. 24
Eastport Planning Board set to vote Aug. 24 on ordinance banning large-scale data centers, per published town agenda.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
Bloomington Township Board to Discuss Data Center Moratorium Ballot Question Aug. 24
Bloomington Township Board meets Aug. 24 on a Nov. 2026 ballot question over a large-scale data center moratorium, per the agenda.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
Bloomington, IL Council to Weigh $1.5M Data-Center Contract Aug. 24
Bloomington, IL council set to review a $1.5M data-center-related contract item at its Aug. 24 meeting, per the published agenda.
CoverageOpen the record →
Jackson County Legislature Set to Weigh $185,600 Data Center-Linked Contract Aug. 24
Jackson County Legislature set to weigh $185,600 data-center-linked contract item at its Aug. 24 meeting, per the posted agenda.
CoverageOpen the record →
Durham County Board to Hold Hearing on Data Center Moratorium Aug. 24
Durham County commissioners set an Aug. 24, 2026 hearing on a proposed moratorium on new or expanded data center applications, per the agenda.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
Durham County Commissioners to consider $248,317 contract tied to data center Aug. 24
Durham County commissioners set to review a $248,317.31 contract tied to data-center language at their Aug. 24 meeting, per the published agenda.
CoverageOpen the record →
Clermont, FL Council Set to Consider $612,504 Data Center-Linked Contract Aug. 25
Clermont council to weigh a $612,504 contract item tied to data-center language at its Aug. 25 meeting, per the published agenda.
CoverageOpen the record →
Clermont, FL Council to Consider 6-Month Moratorium on New Data Centers Aug. 25
Clermont council set to weigh Ordinance 2026-032, a 6-month data center moratorium, at its Aug. 25 meeting, per the published agenda.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
Spokane County to Discuss Data Center Zoning Code at Aug. 27 Workshop
Spokane County commissioners set an Aug. 27 workshop covering Data Center Zoning Code and Urban Growth Area FEIS review, per the agenda.
CoverageOpen the record →
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.
New BuildsOpen the record →
Gibraltar’s Data Center Pause Now Heads to Court
Developers are suing over a local moratorium on data centers — a fight playing out in towns across the country.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
King George County Board to Discuss Data Center Tax Rate Aug. 24
King George County supervisors set to review a tax rate for data centers at Aug. 24 meeting, per official agenda.
CoverageOpen the record →
Coffee County Planning Commission to Weigh Data Center Regulation Amendment Aug. 25
Coffee County Planning Commission set to weigh data center rule amendment, two land plats at Aug. 25, 2026 meeting.
Approvals & RezoningOpen the record →
San Antonio Data Center Debate: Why ‘Pause’ Isn’t ‘Plan’
A San Antonio opinion piece says a data center moratorium won't work. Here's what residents can push for instead.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
Ohio Data Center Deal Sparks Transparency Questions
A new report examines whether an Ohio data center deal was struck without proper public input—here's why that pattern matters everywhere.
CoverageOpen the record →
Attleboro Committee Set to Review Data Center Moratorium Ordinance Aug. 20
Attleboro committee set to review proposed temporary data center moratorium ordinance Aug. 20, per official city agenda.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
New Braunfels Council to Weigh Data Center Ordinance Changes Aug. 24
New Braunfels Council set to weigh data center ordinance changes and a final ordinance reading Aug. 24, per the published agenda.
CoverageOpen the record →
New Braunfels City Council Agenda Lists $500,000 Data-Center Contract Item
New Braunfels council to consider a $500,000 contract item tied to data-center language on Aug. 24, per the posted agenda.
CoverageOpen the record →
North Richland Hills Council to Weigh $201,461 Data-Center Contract Item
NRH Council set to consider $201,461 contract item tied to data-center language at Aug. 24 meeting, per agenda.
CoverageOpen the record →
Easton, MD Planning Commission to Weigh 12-Month Data Center Permit Pause on Aug. 20
Easton Planning Commission set to weigh 12-month data center permit pause Aug. 20 amid zoning ordinance review, per agenda.
Approvals & RezoningOpen the record →
California Weighs Data Center Rules as Industry Pushes Back
State lawmakers are moving forward on data center bills despite industry opposition — here's why that fight matters to your bills and water.
Community OppositionOpen the record →
Data Centers’ Environmental Toll: The Known Unknowns
A new WVXU report highlights how much about data centers' environmental footprint remains unclear—and why that gap matters to you.
CoverageOpen the record →
Waterford Township Sets Aug. 25 Hearing on Data Center Moratorium Extension
Waterford Township is scheduled to hold a public hearing Aug. 25 on a six-month extension of its data center moratorium, per the official agenda.
MoratoriaOpen the record →
Douglas County Commissioner to Host Town Hall on Data Centers Aug. 26
Douglas County Commissioner Henry Mitchell III is scheduled to host a data center town hall Aug. 26 at Citizens Hall, per the county agenda.
CoverageOpen the record →
Douglas County, GA Board to Weigh $19,072 Data-Center-Linked Contract Item
Douglas County, GA Board set to review a $19,072 contract item linked to data-center language on Aug. 18, per the published agenda.
CoverageOpen the record →
Sunbury, Ohio Sets Special Council Meeting Solely on Data Centers for Aug. 27
Sunbury council agenda sets Aug. 27 special meeting solely on data centers, to be held at Big Walnut High School.
CoverageOpen the record →
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