data centers

Joliet delays vote on Illinois' largest proposed data center after a seven-hour hearing; Monterey Park calls a special election to ban data centers citywide. READ MORE.

Lowell enacts Massachusetts' first moratorium. Fairfax County land sale draws scrutiny. Oakley developer drops data centers from project. READ MORE.

Georgia repeals its data center tax exemption. New Castle County passes regulations but won't apply them retroactively. Independence opponents sue to force a referendum. Tulsa hears a proposed 365-day moratorium. Festus residents try to restructure city government to unlock ballot powers. READ MORE.

St. Albans Township becomes the first in Licking County to ban data centers, Tulsa considers a citywide moratorium, and Festus residents push to restructure their government to block a data center project. READ MORE.

At A Glance 🔽 * Independence, MO: residents file lawsuit to force a citywide referendum on $150B+ data center bond ordinance. * Provo, UT: City Council unanimously declines zoning change for AI data center, wants more time. * New Castle County, DE: Council passes data center guidelines 12-0, but won't apply them

New Castle County, DE amendment threatens to gut data center regs; More cities and townships push on moratoriums. READ MORE.

Joliet advances a $20 billion data center; Monterey Park voters will decide a citywide ban in June; new moratoriums approved.

Statewide moratorium bills land in Michigan and South Carolina. Birmingham approves a 180-day pause. A North Carolina primary shows data center opposition is now shaping elections, with $1.6M in PAC spending. Palm Beach County's Project Tango town hall descends into chaos. READ MORE.

Michigan and South Carolina propose statewide moratoriums; Middlesex Township approves $15B data center power infrastructure; Bossier Parish schedules first public hearing on Amazon site.

Moratoriums sweep from Birmingham to Ypsilanti, Lansing reverses on a downtown data center, and datacenter politics take center stage in a North Carolina primary.