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• Sep 30
  VOTE·Tuscaloosa Co., AL

  Texas Developer To Hold Community Meeting About Massive Data Center Planned for Brookwood

  Applied Digital will hold a community meeting tomorrow at 6 p.m. to discuss its $3.2 billion Delta Forge 2 AI data center planned for Brookwood, addressing concerns about infrastructure, water usage, power rates and proximity to a middle school.

  Tuscaloosa Thread · Tuscaloosa Co., AL
• Sep 30
  HEARING·Tuscaloosa Co., AL

  Brookwood residents to question developer on data center

  Brookwood residents will have the opportunity to question developers about Project Highlands, a proposed $3.2 billion data center, during a community town hall on October 1. Some residents have expressed concerns about the 160-acre facility's proximity to Brookwood Middle School.

  Dothan Eagle · Tuscaloosa Co., AL · also at The Tuscaloosa News, Miami Herald
• Sep 30
  UTILITIES·Florida

  Florida TaxWatch study finds data centers could boost local tax bases, despite resource concerns

  A Florida TaxWatch study concludes data centers could significantly benefit local tax bases, projecting a hypothetical 500-megawatt facility would generate roughly $1.11 billion annually in incorporated areas. The watchdog group recommends safeguards, including requiring developers to fund utility infrastructure and municipalities developing water reclamation plans for cooling needs.

  floridapolitics.com · Florida
• Sep 30
  NEWS·Polk Co., FL

  Fort Meade officials tour facilities in Virginia's 'Data Center Alley'

  Headline onlyLakeland Ledger · Polk Co., FL
• Sep 30
  VOTE·Walton Co., GA

  Republicans tee up bill on data centers for one of the final votes before the midterms

  Senate Republicans are advancing a bill requiring utility regulators to consider charging large power customers for grid upgrades needed to serve data centers, addressing voter concerns about their impact on energy costs. The measure passed the House 417-3 but faces Democratic opposition, with party leaders calling it insufficient and arguing mandatory rather than optional standards are needed.

  The Alabama News Wire · Walton Co., GA · also at Bozeman Daily Chronicle, WDHN, News-Times
• Sep 30
  LAWSUIT·Richland Parish, LA

  The power plan behind Meta’s $50B data center faces a key test

  The Louisiana Public Service Commission will hold a three-day hearing beginning October 7 to evaluate Entergy's proposed power infrastructure expansion for Meta's $50 billion data center campus in Richland Parish, examining necessity, electricity requirements and customer protections.

  Baton Rouge Business Report · Richland Parish, LA
• Sep 30
  LAWSUIT·Caddo Parish, LA

  Shreveport residents take fight against $6B Amazon data center to court

  Headline onlyWGNO · Caddo Parish, LA
• Sep 30
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  SpaceX Puts a Starship Veteran in Charge of Its Memphis Data Centers

  SpaceX has appointed Kevin Holland, a veteran of the company's launch operations, as VP of Supercompute to oversee its Memphis data center operations. Two other SpaceX executives from rocket and satellite divisions will report to Holland as the company expands its AI compute infrastructure.

  Business Insider · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 30
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  Entergy says Google covering full costs for data center power project, as consumers pay for ‘part of it’

  Google is covering the full cost to build the Steel River Energy Center solar and battery facility powering its West Memphis data center, though Arkansas utility Entergy says regular consumers are also paying for part of the plant's construction through increased bills.

  Washington Examiner · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 30
  MORATORIUM

  Round Up: commissioners back two school grant bids, set data center moratorium hearing

  Davidson County commissioners voted to support grant applications for new high schools in Lexington and Thomasville and scheduled an October 26 public hearing on a proposed temporary data center moratorium. The Lexington application seeks state funding for a new building to replace a 73-year-old school with significant structural deficiencies.

  davidsonlocal.com
• Sep 30
  ZONING

  Sioux County proposes new ordinance to regulate data centers

  Headline onlyWSFA · also at WTVY
• Sep 30
  NEWS

  Candidates in 5th Congressional District race discuss AI and data centers at forum

  Headline onlywbrc.com