WISCONSIN

WPR says state regulators forced Alliant to refile a data-center rate application after the public couldn’t see basic details under heavy redactions.

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin required a revised filing by 4 p.m. Friday and extended public comment to March 9 (with the possibility of further extensions once additional information is available). The revised version identifies the customer as Degas LLC (an alias Meta used earlier in development) and shows Alliant would supply up to 220 MW under a 10-year agreement.

WELD COUNTY, Colorado

Weld County commissioners are looking to define and regulate data centers through a proposed ordinance that would limit them to industrial or agricultural zones and require a site plan or special review.

The proposed definition covers buildings housing IT or telecommunications equipment, including cooling systems and backup power under 50 MW. Commissioners said residents have raised questions about water usage, noise, and infrastructure demands, and noted one unincorporated area zoned industrial near municipal boundaries is already being eyed as a potential site. The commission will take up the proposal on April 6.

LAWTON, Oklahoma

Lawton City Council approved a zoning ordinance update after a Feb. 24 public hearing, creating a two-tier approach for data centers and digital asset mining based on peak electrical demand.

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Under the ordinance, facilities ≤ 2 MW can be a permitted use in I-1 (and therefore also in I-2/I-3/I-4) with required written clearance from the local electrical provider. Facilities > 2 MW are allowed only as a “use permitted on review” in I-4, requiring public hearings before both the Planning Commission and City Council and a binding site plan; the city said the ordinance passed and that there is no current application for a data center inside city limits.

HENRICO COUNTY, Virginia

In Varina, Henrico’s Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously ruled that Centra Logistics does not have vested rights to build a data center on Darbytown Road, upholding a prior county decision.

The Henrico Citizen reports the vested-rights claim followed a 2025 ordinance that shifted most new data center proposals to a provisional use permit process, and the developer has the option to appeal the BZA decision to Henrico Circuit Court.

BROOKINGS, South Dakota

Brookings City Council voted to reject a $644,280 sales-tax rebate tied to Sequitor Edge's proposed colocation data center at the SDSU Research Park.

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Council members stressed they were voting against the incentive, not the project itself, citing unresolved questions about power costs being passed to residents and environmental impact. The proposed $41 million facility would renovate a building vacant for five years and start at 2 MW, scaling to 10 MW. The company aims to open by Q2 2027.

LINN COUNTY, Iowa

Linn County adopted what may be one of the most comprehensive local data-center zoning ordinances in the country, creating a new data-center-specific zoning district with requirements including a comprehensive water study, a water-use agreement before construction, and 1,000-foot setbacks from residential zones.

The ordinance expanded through multiple public readings to add light-pollution standards, a waste-management plan, and an applicant-led public meeting requirement. The county already hosts Google and QTS facilities in Cedar Rapids, and Google has signaled plans for a six-building campus in nearby Palo alongside the Duane Arnold nuclear plant.

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American Tower secured zoning permission for two Edge data center developments (one in Oklahoma City and one in the Tampa Bay area) through its "construction-ready" program, which confirms utilities and zoning on company-owned land before signing anchor leases.

The Oklahoma City site spans 83.5 acres at 1309 NE 122nd Street with potential for 16,000 sq ft and 4 MW. The Tampa Bay facility sits on 2.3 acres at 10700 76th Court in North Largo, also at 4 MW. American Tower says it can bring capacity online in 12–18 months after a lease is signed, and has identified more than 1,000 plots of land it owns or holds long-term leases on for potential data center development.

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