data centers

Georgia takes center stage with three separate data center fights: a $5B campus, an outright ban proposal, and a 180-day moratorium. New moratoriums land in North Carolina, Indiana, and New Jersey. READ MORE.

At A Glance 🔽 * Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announces a moratorium on new data centers while the city reviews energy, water, and zoning rules. * Maine legislators weigh a moratorium on data centers above 20 megawatts through July 2028. * Hood County, TX commissioners set to reconsider a data center moratorium after a

New Brunswick scraps data center after protest erupts outside City Hall; Minnesota opponents demand statewide moratorium; Dryden, NY becomes first town in the state to ban data centers.

Your weekly digest of Data Center regulatory shifts and decisions.

Minnesota lawmakers rally for a two-year data center moratorium, Maine proposes its own pause on 20+ MW facilities, Marana's referendum petitions are rejected on a technicality, and Linn County approves new rules after seven months of work. READ MORE.

San Marcos rejects data center rezoning in a 2 a.m. vote, Eagan passes Minnesota's first large-DC moratorium, Florida advances two bills to the Senate floor, and 300 people oppose xAI turbines in Southaven. READ MORE.

Oklahoma advances bipartisan data center bills as Midwest communities from Missouri to Michigan pack meetings over moratoriums, tax incentives, and zoning. READ MORE.

Florida faces statewide surge in hyperscale proposals while localities across the country advance new zoning frameworks. READ MORE.

The Week's Data Center Highlights. New York introduces nation's most expansive state moratorium (3-year minimum); Canton, NC and Chatham County approve year-long bans; Montour County, PA unanimously denies 800-acre rezoning; Anthropic pledges 100% grid cost coverage. READ MORE.

New York lawmakers target rate impacts with three-year moratorium; residents in Missouri, Texas, Michigan demand answers on electricity costs; Anthropic pledges to cover price increases.