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• Oct 19
  NEWS·Alabama

  Democrat blasts GOP opponent over shifting position on north Alabama data centers

  Headline onlyAL.com · Alabama
• Oct 19
  NEWS·Alabama

  North Alabama city’s data center policy aims to keep financial burden off residents

  Headline onlyAL.com · Alabama
• Oct 19
  MORATORIUM·Orange Co. (FL), FL

  Race for Florida governor: Data centers

  With two weeks until Florida's gubernatorial election, Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly are campaigning across the state, both addressing voter concerns about hyperscale artificial intelligence data centers. Jolly pledged a one-year moratorium on the facilities, while Donalds noted state law requires local government approval; however, Donalds has received over $4.1 million from tech, energy and utility company donors.

  WESH · Orange Co. (FL), FL
• Oct 19
  MORATORIUM·Florida

  Broward County may consider temporary ban on data centers

  Broward County may adopt a yearlong moratorium on large-scale data centers, allowing the county to evaluate impacts on infrastructure, utilities and the environment and develop land development regulations for such facilities, according to a commission meeting agenda.

  Sun Sentinel · Florida
• Oct 19
  NEWS·Florida

  Florida governor candidates clashing over data centers

  Headline onlyThe Palm Beach Post · Florida · also at Tallahassee Democrat
• Oct 19
  NEWS·Florida

  How Data Centers Are Impacting Florida’s Political Campaigns

  Headline onlyGovTech · Florida
• Oct 19
  MORATORIUM·DeKalb Co. (GA), GA

  Shadowbox Studios Wants a Data Center Where Its DeKalb Sound Stages Were Supposed to Go

  Shadowbox Studios has proposed converting its planned 22-stage sound stage expansion in south DeKalb County into a data center with up to 651 megawatts of capacity, but the project faces a county data center moratorium extended through March 2027 and a proposed size cap that would effectively block it.

  FanBolt · DeKalb Co. (GA), GA
• Oct 19
  NEWS·Louisiana

  Register now to join the conversation about Louisiana’s energy’s future

  A video podcast titled "Louisiana's Next Energy Frontiers" will air Nov. 11 at 11 a.m., featuring energy executives and economic development leaders discussing how artificial intelligence data centers, SpaceX operations, advanced nuclear power and lithium production are reshaping Louisiana's industrial landscape and energy infrastructure needs.

  10/12 Industry Report · Louisiana
• Oct 19
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  Google Expands West Memphis Data Center Deal With Entergy Arkansas

  Headline onlyArkansas Business · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 19
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  Entergy, Google announce second phase partnership

  Entergy Arkansas announced a second phase of its partnership with Google to support the company's $4 billion data center project in West Memphis. The utility will invest in grid infrastructure, with Google covering all costs and contributing $2.1 billion in net benefits to Entergy's 738,000 customers over 20 years, pending Arkansas Public Service Commission approval.

  Talk Business & Politics · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 19
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  David Hatley talks MSCS, data centers at Memphis campaign stop

  Independent Tennessee gubernatorial candidate David Hatley held a rally in Memphis on Monday, Oct. 19, where he advocated for a statewide data center moratorium and opposed the Memphis-Shelby County Schools takeover and Memphis Safe Task Force. Approximately 150 attendees gathered at the event.

  Daily Memphian · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 19
  NEWS

  Tech companies need more data centers. So why are nearly half of all planned projects delayed or canceled?

  Dothan Eagle