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• Sep 17
  UTILITIES·Florida

  Florida filing questions whether billions in data center costs could fall on Duke Energy customers

  A Florida non-profit argues that Duke Energy's proposal to serve data centers could create a multi-billion-dollar cost burden for other ratepayers. The utility filed a plan with state regulators to comply with a new data center protection law requiring disclosure that such costs won't fall on customers.

  WFTV · Florida
• Sep 17
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  Memphis residents weigh in on the impact of SpaceXAI and data center construction

  Headline onlylocalmemphis.com · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 17
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  Musk Moves into an RV to Oversee Operations: xAI’s Memphis Data Center Becomes Top Priority for the World’s Richest Man

  Headline onlyMoomoo · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 17
  MORATORIUM

  Peosta Considers Extending Data Center Moratorium

  Headline onlyKWWL · also at KWWL
• Sep 16
  LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., AL

  Attorneys in three lawsuits aimed at Nebius AI Factory work to consolidate parts of cases

  Attorneys in three lawsuits challenging a proposed Nebius AI data center in Birmingham requested consolidation of discovery proceedings during a Wednesday hearing. The cases, filed by neighboring residents and the Greater Birmingham Humane Society, dispute the project's permitting and zoning while raising concerns about noise, dust, vibrations, and resource consumption.

  WVTM · Jefferson Co., AL
• Sep 16
  NEWS·Florida

  Jolly, Donalds turn AI data centers into campaign battleground

  Headline onlywptv.com · Florida
• Sep 16
  MORATORIUM·Walton Co., GA

  House passes bill aimed at addressing impact of data centers on energy costs

  The House passed legislation 417-3 requiring state utility regulators to consider standards for charging artificial intelligence data centers for power and transmission upgrades needed to serve them, aiming to protect consumers from higher utility bills.

  The Alabama News Wire · Walton Co., GA · also at TribLIVE.com, WHNT.com, WKRG
• Sep 16
  VOTE·Georgia

  Former Georgia regulator who helped set policy for data centers now works for company building them

  Former Georgia Public Service Commission member Tricia Pridemore has joined data center company DC BLOX as executive vice president of energy, regulatory and policy. The move has prompted concerns about potential conflicts of interest, as the commission regulates utilities and their contracts with data centers.

  Georgia Recorder · Georgia · also at newsfromthestates.com
• Sep 16
  LAWSUIT·Shelby Co., TN

  Entergy Arkansas drops lawsuit over newspaper’s publication of data center agreement details

  Entergy Arkansas dismissed its lawsuit against the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Times, and a resident over publication of confidential documents about a West Memphis data center agreement with a Google subsidiary after a federal judge denied the utility's request for a temporary restraining order.

  Yahoo · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 16
  UTILITIES·Shelby Co., TN

  AR lawmakers question Entergy on Google data center power costs, ratepayer impact

  Arkansas legislators questioned Google and Entergy representatives about funding for a new power plant being built to serve a Google data center in West Memphis, following disputes over how costs will be split between the companies and ratepayers. The dispute centers on whether Google will fully cover construction costs or only a portion, with ratepayers now paying through a new utility charge added in June.

  KATV · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 16
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  SpaceXAI to fill more than 100 jobs in Memphis, Southaven

  Headline onlyWREG.com · Shelby Co., TN · also at NewsNation
• Sep 16
  NEWS

  Data center discussion dominates Pintlala water meeting

  Headline onlyLowndes Signal