New Orleans City Council bans data centers for a year after concerns over potential development

The New Orleans City Council passed a yearlong ban on data centers in the city and began an effort to clarify zoning ...
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Florida village may soon be home to enormous data center

A proposed 2 million-square-foot data center is under review in Indiantown and could bring about 400 jobs to the quickly ...

Fort Meade residents hurl skepticism at massive data center during forum

Many Fort Meade residents expressed concerns, some angrily, about a proposed data center during a meeting held by representatives of the developer.
Richmond BizSense

HHHunt withdraws plan for 400-acre data center campus beside Wyndham

The 10-building project was the latest attempt by HHHunt to develop the site, which it previously proposed for a residential community before losing a court battle with Henrico over a planned ...

2 million-square-foot data center proposed for Florida village

It's at least the second data center proposed on the Treasure Coast, following the 15 million-square foot Sentinel Grove ...

Va. state senator seeks to keep future data centers away from residential areas

Legislation is advancing through the General Assembly to restrict future data centers to industrially zoned areas. Several of the bills are aimed at helping localities manage the industry as well as ...
AOL

Here’s how AI data centers affect the electrical grid

Tech giants are in a heated race to build data centers and dominate the AI landscape. But America might not be ready for the energy demand. The country’s aging electrical grid could struggle to keep ...
Bethesda Magazine

With two competing proposals, County Council wades into data center debate

Three councilmembers sponsor new zoning text amendment while Glass says task force should come before regulation ...
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PowerHouse Lands Big Data Center Lease In Loudoun County: The D.C. Deal Sheet

The tenant wasn’t disclosed, but the term “hyperscale” indicates it is likely one of a handful of big tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Meta or Apple. The new campus, called PowerHouse ...
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Greene County residents debate proposal to put data center on former coal mine

Tom Barton remembers what it was like living next to the largest underground coal mine in the United States: the Robena Coal Mine in Alicia, Greene County, Pennsylvania. “It looked like a city, he ...
AOL

Columbia County rural residents angered by 'yes' votes on data centers

A Columbia County meeting room on Thursday, packed with opponents to three data center development proposals, heaped scorn on the planning commissioners who recommended letting all three projects ...
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Data center vote in Jones County

Commissioners in Jones County are evaluating the impact of data centers and pushing leaders to adopt new rules about size, location and noise limits. Why Elon Musk says saving for retirement will be ...