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• Sep 25
  VOTE·Montgomery Co., AL

  ‘No family, business or ratepayer in Alabama should subsidize data…

  U.S. Sen. Katie Britt cosponsored the Ratepayer Protection Act to prevent Alabama families and businesses from subsidizing energy infrastructure costs for data centers. The legislation would require state utility commissions to consider establishing separate rate standards for large electricity users like data centers when integrating them onto the grid.

  1819 News · Montgomery Co., AL
• Sep 25
  NEWS·Tuscaloosa Co., AL

  Applied Digital reveals $3.2bn Delta Forge 2 AI data center will be built in Alabama

  Applied Digital will build its $3.2 billion Delta Forge 2 AI data center near Brookwood, Alabama on a 1,300-acre site. The 1.2 million-square-foot facility is expected to begin operations in 2028 and create 100 permanent jobs alongside approximately 1,000 construction positions.

  datacenterdynamics.com · Tuscaloosa Co., AL
• Sep 25
  NEWS·Alabama

  Brookwood mayor, developer discuss planned $3.2 billion AI factory

  Construction of the $3.2 billion Delta Forge 2 AI data center in Brookwood, Alabama, begins Oct. 1, with completion expected by end of 2028. The Applied Digital facility is projected to generate over $440 million in community benefits and tax revenue over 20 years, including $131 million for schools.

  WVTM Channel 13 · Alabama
• Sep 25
  UTILITIES·Madison Co., AL

  TVA raises rates for data centers, adding upfront fee for new and existing facilities

  The Tennessee Valley Authority is raising rates 10% on all new and existing data centers effective October 1, adding an upfront fee for these customers. The rate increase, approved Thursday, applies only to data center operations to offset system costs.

  WAFF · Madison Co., AL · also at WAFF
• Sep 25
  NEWS·Tuscaloosa Co., AL

  $3.2B data center planned for Tuscaloosa County

  Headline onlyThe Business Journals · Tuscaloosa Co., AL
• Sep 25
  NEWS·Georgia

  Georgia's data center boom is poised to get much bigger

  Headline onlyAxios · Georgia
• Sep 25
  NEWS·Georgia

  Data centers, factories bring billions to Georgia. How can more prosper?

  Headline onlyThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Georgia
• Sep 25
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  Elon Musk Aims to Double Colossus 2’s Nvidia Chips by Year-End

  Headline onlyBloomberg.com · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 25
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  Google and the impact of a new data center in West Memphis

  Yahoo · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 25
  MORATORIUM

  Wilkes County Commission chair addresses data center concerns, says no moratorium planned

  Headline onlyWJBF
• Sep 25
  ZONING

  Northport Mayor's Townhall meeting discussed Data Centers

  Northport Mayor Dale Phillips held a town hall meeting to address resident concerns, including discussion of potential data centers in the city. Phillips said he has received no data center contract proposals and the council is developing zoning ordinances to restrict future facilities in certain areas.

  wvua23.com
• Sep 25
  NEWS

  Applied Digital confirms Brookwood data center

  Headline onlyWBRC