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Newly elected Jacksonville Councilmember to take on debate over Duval data center development
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  • Sep 24
    VOTE·Jefferson Co., AL
    Data center backlash may have cost Bessemer mayor his job
    Bessemer's mayor and other city leaders who supported a controversial data center project called "Project Marvel" were voted out of office after Tuesday's runoff election, according to the incoming mayor. Residents opposed the development over environmental concerns, infrastructure strain, and a non-disclosure agreement signed by officials.
    WBRC 6 News · Jefferson Co., AL
  • Sep 24
    MORATORIUM·Alabama
    Alabama's attorney general can intervene in power rate hearings. Will AG candidates do so?
    Alabama residents pay among the South's highest residential power rates at 16.04 cents per kilowatt-hour as of June. Democratic attorney general nominee Jeff McLaughlin pledged to aggressively represent ratepayers before the Public Service Commission, while Republican nominee Katherine Robertson's position on the issue remains unclear.
    Alabama Reflector · Alabama
  • Sep 24
  • Sep 24
    MORATORIUM·Florida
    Palm Beach County commissioners unanimously approve moratorium on new hyperscale AI data centers
    Palm Beach County commissioners unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on new hyperscale AI data center construction Thursday, temporarily halting facilities matching a newly defined large-scale data center definition while officials research and draft comprehensive regulations for the industry.
    WPTV · Florida
  • Sep 24
    ZONING·Georgia
    Belmont Glen Faces A New Neighbor: OpenAI Data Center
    OpenAI plans to build a 1,400-acre data center campus called Project Camellia in Effingham County near the Belmont Glen residential neighborhood, prompting resident concerns about noise, light pollution, construction traffic and power grid impacts.
    Effingham Herald · Georgia
  • Sep 24
    NEWS·Madison Co. (MS), MS
    How data centers shift landscape of rural communities
    Amazon Web Services is building a $10 billion data center complex in Madison County, Mississippi, creating construction jobs and permanent employment while raising concerns about environmental impacts including water consumption, carbon emissions, and electricity rate increases in surrounding rural communities.
    fox10tv.com · Madison Co. (MS), MS
  • Sep 24
    MORATORIUM·Tennessee
    Democratic-leaning PAC goes after Republican congressional candidate over data centers
    A Democratic-aligned PAC released an ad attacking Republican Senate candidate Brent Taylor for passing data center legislation and accepting campaign contributions from artificial intelligence companies. The ad cites a poll showing 68% of District 9 voters oppose data centers and will air in Nashville markets and streaming services.
    Tennessee Lookout · Tennessee
  • Sep 24
    MORATORIUM·Davidson Co., TN
    Chaz Molder uses data centers in attack ad now airing
    Chaz Molder, the Democratic nominee for the 5th Congressional District, has launched a television ad attacking Republican opponent Charlie Hatcher over his support for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which included data center provisions. Molder claims Hatcher's position would direct $70 billion in tax money to data center developers and raise electricity costs.
    Nashville Banner · Davidson Co., TN
  • Sep 24
    MORATORIUM·Tennessee
    Democrat-leaning PAC goes after Republican congressional candidate over data centers
    A Democratic-backed PAC released an ad Wednesday attacking Republican state Sen. Brent Taylor for accepting campaign contributions from artificial intelligence companies and supporting data center legislation. The ad cites a poll showing 68% of District 9 voters oppose data centers, contrasting with Taylor's passage of Senate Bill 2128.
    Tennessee Lookout · Tennessee
  • Sep 24
    NEWS·Tennessee
    OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies hire Tennessee lobbyists
    At least 11 artificial intelligence and data center companies have hired Tennessee lobbyists for the first time or joined existing efforts in 2026, according to state ethics filings, as communities have imposed moratoriums on data center construction over concerns about electricity costs and environmental impacts.
    Tennessee Lookout · Tennessee
  • Sep 24
    NEWS
    Could your power bill go down? Feds target aging grid to cut costs for 100M Americans
    The Energy Department will spend nearly $2 billion on 31 grid modernization projects across 26 states to improve electricity capacity and reliability while potentially lowering costs for approximately 100 million Americans. The initiatives use new technologies to optimize power transmission and are expected to generate more than 23 gigawatts of additional capacity.
    WTVY
  • Sep 24
    MORATORIUM
    Hudson Planning Board votes for moratorium on data centers; Town Meeting vote forthcoming
    The Hudson Planning Board voted 5-0 to recommend a one-year moratorium on data center development, with a warrant article to be considered at November Town Meeting. The moratorium would allow time to develop zoning bylaws giving the town more discretion over such projects.
    Community Advocate
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