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- Oct 11MORATORIUM·GeorgiaGeorgia Tech's Energy Policy and Innovation Center is tracking legislation filed for the January General Assembly session addressing data center issues, including bills proposing moratoriums on new facilities, repealing or limiting tax exemptions for data center equipment, and requiring disclosure of resource use and cost allocation to data center operators.Savannah Business Journal · Georgia
- Oct 11VOTE·GeorgiaHeadline only11Alive.com · Georgia
- Oct 11MORATORIUM·LouisianaRural Pennsylvania communities and state officials have halted or delayed several data center projects, including NorthPoint Development's Project Hazelnut, amid intensified local opposition. The backlash reflects broader discontent with data center expansions and may influence legislative actions in other states.Crypto Briefing · Louisiana
- Oct 11NEWS·MississippiHeadline onlyPlanetizen · Mississippi
- Oct 11PERMIT·Shelby Co., TN5C Group filed a $575 million permit Oct. 6 to expand its Memphis data center, planning to increase power capacity from 20 kWh to 84 kWh within six months using fuel cell technology without drawing from the local utility grid.Daily Memphian · Shelby Co., TN
- Oct 11
- Oct 11NEWSUkraine's military conducted a third drone strike against Russian technology company Yandex's data centers in four days, with Sunday's attack disabling a facility in Vladimir and causing service outages across Russia and neighboring countries. President Zelenskyy said Ukraine would halt strikes on Russian oil refineries if Moscow stops attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure.WKMG
- Oct 10NEWS·Jefferson Co., ALJefferson County Sheriff's deputies seized nearly 60 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop in Bessemer on Oct. 5. Donnarius Thomas, 37, was arrested and charged with two counts of drug trafficking and second degree possession of marijuana.WBRC · Jefferson Co., AL
- Oct 10LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., ALRosenblatt Securities initiated a Buy rating on Nebius with a $304 price target based on AI training and inference demand. The company faces a legal challenge to its planned Birmingham data center, and investors are monitoring whether recently acquired technology will deliver promised improvements in GPU utilization and operational efficiency.AD HOC NEWS · Jefferson Co., AL
- Oct 10MORATORIUM·Hinds Co., MSEntergy Mississippi warned Amazon Web Services of potential data center disconnections in the Jackson area during peak electricity demand due to grid capacity constraints, prompting AWS to modify its power systems for automatic backup generation switching.Crypto Briefing · Hinds Co., MS
- Oct 10NEWS·Hinds Co., MSEntergy Mississippi warned Amazon Web Services that Jackson-area data centers may face disconnections during peak electricity demand periods. AWS modified its power systems to enable automatic backup generation switching in response to grid-capacity constraints.TOKENPOST · Hinds Co., MS
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