Data Centers: Daily Notes | November 10, 2026

New York

State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez is pressing Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the Responsible Data Center Development Act, which passed the state legislature in June, as she continues a statewide tour on data centers.

Advocates say Gonzalez’s bill covers a broader range of facilities than the one-year moratorium Hochul enacted in July, applying to data centers of 20 megawatts or more compared with the governor’s 50-megawatt threshold. Gonzalez cited a recent poll she said found 63% of New Yorkers would support extending the moratorium when it ends. A spokesperson for Hochul said the governor will continue to strengthen protections around artificial intelligence. Gonzalez’s tour stops Tuesday at the First Unitarian Church of Rochester, in partnership with state Sen. Samara Brouk.

Lumberton, North Carolina

Lumberton City Council approved data center regulations Nov. 9, limiting any future data center to the Southeast Crossroads Industrial Park near the intersection of I-74 and I-95, despite residents urging a delay.

Lumberton City Council approves data center regulations despite opposition

Lumberton City Council approved regulations for a potential data center despite opposition from residents who urged city leaders to delay the vote.

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City officials said about 100 acres remain at the park, enough for only one small-scale data center that could start at about 20 megawatts and grow to 50, using roughly 52,000 gallons of water a day. The ordinance requires developers to disclose projected water and electricity use, identify their cooling systems, use water-efficient cooling, and submit annual water reports, but it doesn’t set numerical caps on water or power. Noise would generally be limited to 65 decibels at property lines next to residential areas.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis City Council members discussed a proposal Nov. 9 that would allow data centers only downtown or in the North Loop, and only inside existing buildings, as the city’s six-month moratorium nears its Nov. 21 expiration.

Minneapolis set to pass sweeping data center regulations

Minneapolis leaders appear close to a compromise on data centers as the city's temporary pause on construction nears its Nov. 21 end.

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The rules would cap data centers at 150,000 square feet, allow only minimal building modifications, and require computers to sit at least 20 feet from exterior walls to limit noise. Since the city can’t cap energy or water use, companies would instead have to disclose that information. Without new rules in place when the moratorium ends, data centers could again move in with little oversight. The council is scheduled to vote Thursday, Nov. 12, and a spokesperson for Mayor Jacob Frey said he will support the plan if it stays as discussed.

Russell County, Kentucky

Russell County magistrates began discussing how the county could regulate data centers at Monday’s Fiscal Court meeting, after Magistrate Steve Richardson warned the county could be caught unprepared.

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How much control would Russell County have if a data center sought to locate here? That question prompted discussion near the end of Monday morning’s Russell County Fiscal Court meeting. Magistrate Steve Richardson raised the issue, saying, “I think eventually we need to work on something on these data centers. If we don’t, we’re going

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County Attorney Kevin Shearer said the county could adopt a moratorium but questioned whether it would hold up in court. He said zoning or land use planning would provide a legal framework for regulating data centers, and that a judge would consider whether such rules were in place before a project arrived. Property Valuation Administrator Tim Popplewell said his office received an email in May seeking parcel boundary data for a data center site screening project, an inquiry other Kentucky PVAs also reported. No action was taken.

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Gibson County, Tennessee

A request to rezone about six acres near Hughes Loop Road in Milan from agricultural to industrial for a proposed data center was withdrawn by the property owners before Monday’s Gibson County Commission meeting.

The withdrawal came Oct. 26, so commissioners didn’t vote, but a large crowd still turned out to voice opposition. Residents raised concerns about the site’s proximity to two schools, environmental impacts, and the small number of jobs data centers typically create. Gibson County Economic Development Director Kingsley Brock said data centers can bring significant revenue to the county. It’s unclear whether a data center is still being considered in the county.

Jefferson County, Florida

Jefferson County held a public workshop on the potential impacts of data centers, giving commissioners and residents a chance to weigh whether the county’s one-year moratorium should continue.

Jefferson County residents weigh extending data center moratorium at public meeting

MONTICELLO, Fla. -- Jefferson County residents and leaders gathered for a public workshop to weigh the potential impacts of data centers and to discuss whether

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County Manager Doug Baber said the session was educational and no vote was taken, with the goal of helping commissioners make an informed decision before the moratorium expires in June 2027. Topics included electricity and water use, runoff, and noise. Some residents questioned whether data centers fit the community and who would ultimately pay for the infrastructure and utility demands of large facilities. The county adopted the moratorium June 18.

Hazle Township, Pennsylvania

Hazle Township residents packed the Hazleton Area High School auditorium Monday night to push back on a proposed 40-page zoning ordinance that would set where data centers can be built.

The updated ordinance, dated Nov. 5, would create an Energy and Technology Overlay District where data centers could be built without a special exception from the zoning hearing board, though developers would still need to meet township requirements and obtain approvals. The amendment would allow the residential setback to be reduced to 500 feet, and at least one resident urged supervisors to keep a 1,250-foot requirement instead.

Topeka, Kansas

Protect Kansas is collecting signatures for a Topeka petition that would ban data centers over 25 megawatts, even as both the city and Shawnee County have data center moratoriums in place.

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The petition would also bar Topeka from supplying water to data centers outside city limits and prohibit the city from annexing county land for data centers. It needs 6,000 signatures verified by the city clerk. Co-founder Colleen Campbell said the City Council could adopt the measure as written, and if it doesn’t, the petition could be challenged in court or go to a public vote. Topeka’s moratorium expires in mid-July 2027, and Shawnee County’s ends in late February 2027.

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