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- Aug 4VOTE·Montgomery Co., ALAlabama Power's Clearview Ranch solar facility in Macon and Bullock counties was approved by the Alabama Public Service Commission. The 200-megawatt solar plant and battery storage will supply power to Meta's subsidiary Dotier under a 20-year agreement, with construction expected to generate approximately 400 jobs.AL.com · Montgomery Co., AL
- Aug 4NEWS·FloridaZ Squared Inc., a Fort Lauderdale-based cryptomining firm, acquired Paradox Data LLC, which operates the Union County Campus data center project in El Dorado. The facility currently has electric service for up to 8 MW and targets eventual capacity of up to 150 MW through utility power and on-site generation.Arkansas Business · Florida
- Aug 4MORATORIUM·Polk Co., FLLakeland enacted a one-year moratorium on data centers, affecting a proposed 600,000-square-foot facility called Project Swan planned for west Lakeland.Axios · Polk Co., FL
- Aug 4VOTE·GeorgiaGeorgia's Public Service Commission is reviewing a contract between OpenAI and Georgia Power for electricity delivery to a proposed $20 billion data center in Effingham County. The utility will provide 3.2 gigawatts of power beginning in 2028, with regulators examining protections for ratepayers and contract enforcement mechanisms.WABE · Georgia
- Aug 4VOTE·Chatham Co., GASouthern Company's contracted large load has reached 17 GW following 6 GW in additions since Q1 2026, including a 3.2-GW OpenAI data center contract near Savannah set to begin service in 2028 with 1 GW of flexible demand response capability.Utility Dive · Chatham Co., GA
- Aug 4LAWSUIT·Richland Parish, LAMeta is refusing to disclose confidential records about projected investments, jobs and electricity consumption for its planned Richland Parish data center. Consumer advocacy groups sought the information to challenge the project's public interest claims, but Meta argues the data constitutes trade secrets protected from disclosure.The Black Chronicle · Richland Parish, LA · also at American Press, neworleanscitybusiness.com
- Aug 4UTILITIES·Richland Parish, LAThree environmental and consumer advocacy groups are challenging Entergy Louisiana's proposal to build seven natural gas plants for Meta's AI data center in Richland Parish, arguing the expedited review process limits public participation and questioning whether ratepayers will be protected from infrastructure costs despite company pledges.louisianaradionetwork.com · Richland Parish, LA
- Aug 4NEWS·Hamilton Co., TNIonQ and EPB will establish the Tennessee Quantum Communications Research Center in Chattanooga to house a commercial quantum memory embedded in an operational communications network. IonQ will commit $15 million over five years, while EPB provides network infrastructure and commercialization support.datacenterdynamics.com · Hamilton Co., TN
- Aug 4HEARING·Davidson Co., TNFisk University President Agenia Walker Clark defended the school's plan to build a 100,000-square-foot Innovation & Technology Center—including a 70,000-square-foot data center—as part of a $900 million master plan, citing higher education's financial challenges. Critics, including students and community members in the predominantly Black Nashville neighborhood, oppose the project over environmental and quality-of-life concerns.ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Davidson Co., TN
- Aug 4PERMIT·Shelby Co., TNyahoo.com · Shelby Co., TN
- Aug 4NEWSNew York has paused certain data center projects while state officials evaluate energy and environmental concerns, contrasting with the Trump administration's push to expand AI infrastructure through natural gas plants and large-scale data centers to maintain competitiveness with China.WBMA
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