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• Sep 25
  PERMIT·Tuscaloosa Co., AL

  Data center company confirms $3.2 billion hyperscale AI factory for Alabama

  Applied Digital, a Dallas-based data center company, formally announced a $3.2 billion AI factory development called Delta Forge 2 in Tuscaloosa County's Brookwood. The 210-megawatt campus will create over 1,000 temporary construction jobs and more than 100 permanent positions when operational in 2028.

  AL.com · Tuscaloosa Co., AL
• Sep 25
  NEWS·Montgomery Co., AL

  What is a data center? Why tech giants chose Alabama

  Headline onlyMontgomery Advertiser · Montgomery Co., AL · also at The Tuscaloosa News, yahoo.com
• Sep 25
  NEWS·Lowndes Co., AL

  What is a data center? Inside Alabama's tech boom

  Dothan Eagle · Lowndes Co., AL · also at Montgomery Advertiser, The Tuscaloosa News
• Sep 25
  NEWS·Alabama

  $3.2 billion data center planned for Brookwood

  Headline onlyBusiness Alabama Magazine · Alabama
• Sep 25
  MORATORIUM·Florida

  'Maybe Trump’s Neighbors Know Something He Doesn’t': Palm Beach County, Home to Mar-a-Lago, Passes Data Center Moratorium

  Palm Beach County commissioners voted unanimously to implement a one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers using at least 50 megawatts of power. Residents cited concerns about higher power bills, environmental impacts, noise, and water depletion.

  Common Dreams · Florida
• Sep 25
  HEARING·Florida

  Here’s a toolkit to help Florida residents combat large-scale AI data centers

  The Suncoast Sierra Club released a citizen action toolkit on Aug. 13 to help Florida residents oppose large-scale AI data center proposals. The toolkit provides information on environmental impacts, talking points for politicians, and guidance on public meetings, as large data centers can consume millions of gallons of water daily.

  Creative Loafing Tampa Bay · Florida
• Sep 25
  NEWS·Georgia

  Punch List: Piedmont Healthcare commits to $600M Georgia hospital, Skanska wins $84M data center

  Headline onlyConstruction Dive · Georgia
• Sep 25
  NEWS·DeSoto Co., MS

  Memphians sue SpaceXAI, subsidiary over noise tied to Southaven data center

  Headline onlylocalmemphis.com · DeSoto Co., MS
• Sep 25
  LAWSUIT·Bradley Co. (TN), TN

  Tennessee Governor candidates weigh in on data centers, AI and energy demands

  newschannel9.com · Bradley Co. (TN), TN
• Sep 25
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  MLGW asks residents to protect Memphis water supply as data centers face no water-use guidelines

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

  Elon Musk Goes All In To Bring A Whopping 1.2 Million NVIDIA’s Latest GPUs Online In His Mega Data Center To Take On OpenAI

  Elon Musk's xAI plans to expand its Colossus data center in Memphis with additional NVIDIA GPUs, bringing the facility to over 1 million total GPUs by the end of 2025. Colossus 1 is operational with Hopper and GB200 GPUs, while Colossus 2 will primarily use NVIDIA's Blackwell GB300 GPUs deployed in phases through November and December.

  wccftech.com · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 25
  ZONING

  Northport Mayor's town hall meeting discussed data centers

  Northport Mayor Dale Phillips held a town hall meeting to address resident concerns, including data centers. The city is developing zoning ordinances to restrict potential data center locations, and Phillips said the city has not been approached with any data center proposal.

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