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• Sep 10
  LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., AL

  Data center company sued again in Birmingham – by a Regions Bank shareholder

  A Regions Bank shareholder sued the bank's officials and AI company Nebius Inc. over the sale of property in Birmingham for a $36 billion data center, alleging Nebius fraudulently acquired the property for $17.2 million and resold it the same day for $83.5 million. The shareholder claims bank officials breached fiduciary duties by failing to conduct proper due diligence on the property's value.

  AL.com · Jefferson Co., AL
• Sep 10
  NEWS·Florida

  Don’t let foreign actors set the terms of Florida’s data center debate | Opinion

  X and OpenAI disclosed they disrupted suspected Chinese inauthentic accounts spreading claims that U.S. data center development raises electricity prices and strains power grids. The author argues Florida should carefully evaluate data center projects while resisting foreign manipulation campaigns targeting the domestic debate over computing infrastructure's strategic importance.

  Miami Herald · Florida
• Sep 10
  MORATORIUM·Georgia

  Levy County approves moratorium on data centers

  Levy County commissioners approved a temporary moratorium on data center applications in unincorporated areas, effective Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2027, to allow staff time to study potential impacts and develop regulations for the high-power-demand facilities.

  chronicleonline.com · Georgia
• Sep 10
  NEWS·Fulton Co., GA

  AI Footprint: Atlanta Fed AI jobs survey, U.S. data-center load growth, and voice biomarkers

  Buttondown · Fulton Co., GA
• Sep 10
  UTILITIES·Louisiana

  Letters: As data center discussed for Livingston Parish, questions remain

  NOLA.com · Louisiana
• Sep 10
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  Boxtown neighbors want data center road project cancelled

  Boxtown residents are requesting cancellation of the paused Paul Lowry Road project, which would have provided a second access point to an industrial park housing a data center. City officials say they will consider revising, alternative solutions, or ending the project during the pause.

  Action News 5 · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 10
  VOTE

  Johnstown organizers want vote on banning large data centers

  Headline onlyThe Newark Advocate
• Sep 10
  NEWS

  Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska offers information on proposed data center project

  Headline onlyWAFF
• Sep 9
  LAWSUIT·Georgia

  Georgia Solar Projects Face Backlash Amid Data Center Surge

  Solar developers are rapidly expanding utility-scale solar projects across Georgia to capitalize on expiring federal tax incentives and meet rising power demand, particularly from data centers. However, projects face local opposition citing concerns about property values, environmental impacts, and community character changes, with at least one lawsuit filed against a planned solar farm.

  Bisnow · Georgia
• Sep 9
  MORATORIUM·DeKalb Co. (GA), GA

  DeKalb County board affirms denial of data center proposal

  The DeKalb County Zoning Board of Appeals upheld its denial of Shadowbox Studios' proposal to build a data center on its property, citing concerns about an ongoing lawsuit. The decision leaves the studio's plans to be decided by DeKalb County Superior Court.

  Atlanta News First · DeKalb Co. (GA), GA
• Sep 9
  MORATORIUM·Georgia

  Georgia lawmakers considering statewide data center moratorium | Here's what they had to say

  Headline only13WMAZ · Georgia
• Sep 9
  LAWSUIT·Louisiana

  Pelican Institute Engages Louisiana Regulators on Energy Growth, Affordability, and the Public’s Right to Weigh In

  The Pelican Institute has engaged Louisiana regulators on two proceedings: a rulemaking on privately financed electrical networks to serve large industrial customers, and a proposed rule requiring disclosure of funding sources for groups intervening in Public Service Commission proceedings. Pelican argued that private electrical networks allow Louisiana to attract major investment without exposing ratepayers to risk, while urging narrower donor-disclosure requirements focused on foreign adversaries rather than all out-of-state funding.

  Pelican Institute · Louisiana