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• Oct 5
  NEWS·Mobile Co., AL

  Data centers emerge as hot issue in midterm elections

  Headline onlymynbc15.com · Mobile Co., AL · also at WCIV, katu.com, KTUL
• Oct 5
  LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., AL

  Homeowners seek subpoena for mayor’s wife’s realty company in Nebius data center suit

  Homeowners suing Birmingham over a Nebius AI data center facility are seeking records from the mayor's wife's realty company regarding properties at the site. A judge will hear arguments about whether the subpoena should be issued, as city attorneys have opposed it as a fishing expedition.

  WBRC 6 News · Jefferson Co., AL
• Oct 5
  VOTE·Alabama

  Alabama regulators to decide how data center power deals protect customers

  Alabama's Public Service Commission will establish procedures Tuesday for reviewing electricity contracts between Alabama Power and large data centers to ensure the facilities pay their incremental costs rather than shifting expenses to other customers.

  WBMA · Alabama
• Oct 5
  LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., AL

  Bessemer mayors battle in court over when one term ends and another begins

  Bessemer faces a dispute over when newly elected Mayor Louise Alexander's term begins, with outgoing Mayor Kenneth Gulley refusing to vacate his office. Alexander claims state law mandates she takes office the first Monday in October, while Gulley argues a city resolution establishing November as the swearing-in date is legally valid, and the matter is now in court.

  AL.com · Jefferson Co., AL
• Oct 5
  UTILITIES·Hillsborough Co., FL

  TECO Proposes New Tariffs To Shield Tampa Electric Customers From Data-Center Expansion Costs

  Tampa Electric filed new tariff proposals with Florida regulators on Sept. 30 requiring large energy users expecting 50 megawatts or more of peak demand to pay all costs for necessary power infrastructure, shielding existing ratepayers from data-center expansion expenses.

  WiLD 94.1 · Hillsborough Co., FL · also at Q105 | Listen Live
• Oct 5
  NEWS·Fayette Co., GA

  FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of the QTS Fayetteville Data Center complex in Fayetteville

  Headline onlylufkindailynews.com · Fayette Co., GA
• Oct 5
  NEWS·Georgia

  QTS Supports 132-Acre Forest Restoration at Towaliga Preserve

  QTS Data Centers is supporting a 10-year forest restoration program covering 132 acres at Towaliga Preserve in Henry County, Georgia, managed by the Southern Conservation Trust. Work beginning fall 2026 includes removal of barbed-wire fencing, staged thinning and mulching of 77 acres of degraded forest, invasive plant treatment, and native tree planting.

  Construction Owners · Georgia
• Oct 5
  NEWS·Fulton Co., GA

  Data-center disinformation proliferates across Georgia

  The Newnan Times-Herald · Fulton Co., GA
• Oct 5
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Memphis City Council to vote on data center moratorium Tuesday

  Headline onlyWREG.com · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 5
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Memphis City Council to vote on updated data center moratorium ordinance on Tuesday

  Headline onlylocalmemphis.com · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 5
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  City Council member says data center moratorium will not benefit Memphis

  Headline onlyWREG.com · Shelby Co., TN · also at Yahoo
• Oct 5
  NEWS·Davidson Co., TN

  Tight data center regulations recommended by Nashville government in new impact assessment report. Here are the takeaways

  Nashville leaders released a report assessing data center impacts and recommending strict regulations as the region becomes a focal point for such development. The report examines effects on energy, water, transportation, waste, air quality, and other factors, while identifying areas requiring further study including vibration, wastewater contamination, and clustering restrictions.

  WSMV · Davidson Co., TN