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- Oct 28LAWSUIT·Madison Co., ALState Senator Sam Givhan served as closing attorney for the city of Huntsville in five property sales totaling roughly 455 acres to Meta Platforms between 2018 and 2022, according to court records. Givhan has since publicly opposed further data center developments in the Tennessee Valley.Alabama Political Reporter · Madison Co., AL
- Oct 28VOTE·Jackson Co. (AL), ALHelix Electric, a non-union San Diego contractor, broke ground on a $45.3 million fabrication campus in Hollywood, Alabama after evaluating sites in Tennessee and Georgia. The facility will manufacture electrical components and create 160 jobs in its first phase.Yellowhammer News · Jackson Co. (AL), AL
- Oct 28ZONING·DeSoto Co. (FL), FLDeSoto County commissioners deadlocked 2-2 on rezoning nearly 238 acres for an artificial intelligence data center near Arcadia, killing that portion of the proposal. A second hearing on an additional 553 acres is scheduled for Wednesday.WINK News · DeSoto Co. (FL), FL
- Oct 28NEWS·GeorgiaHeadline onlyThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Georgia
- Oct 28MORATORIUM·GeorgiaA proposed 542-acre data center campus near Eatonton in Putnam County would include up to 11 buildings consuming 520 megawatts of power, with a $3.5 billion estimated value and 2031 anticipated completion. The project faces a county moratorium on data center permits extended through November 2026 and requires local zoning approvals.Construction Review · Georgia
- Oct 28UTILITIES·Caddo Parish, LATwo candidates—Democrat James Green, a Shreveport City Council member, and Republican John Atkins, a Caddo Parish Commissioner—are running to replace retiring Democrat Foster Campbell on the Louisiana Public Service Commission's 5th District, which encompasses 24 parishes and includes major data center developments and the Haynesville shale basin. The candidates differ on how data center infrastructure costs should be handled, with Atkins advocating cost responsibility for facility owners and Green suggesting data centers build their own power grids.AOL.com · Caddo Parish, LA
- Oct 28VOTE·LouisianaPublic service commissions in Louisiana and Georgia will hold midterm elections for seats that could determine data center development policy. Democrats winning control of these commissions for the first time in decades could impose stricter oversight of data center projects and their energy infrastructure requirements.The American Prospect · Louisiana
- Oct 28NEWS·MississippiHeadline onlyTraders Union · Mississippi
- Oct 28LAWSUIT·Shelby Co., TNThe NAACP sued xAI in 2025, alleging the company violated the Clean Air Act by building a methane gas plant near its South Memphis data center in a predominantly Black area already experiencing air pollution from industrial facilities. The lawsuit remains ongoing as communities nationwide challenge data center projects affecting vulnerable residents.Yale Climate Connections · Shelby Co., TN
- Oct 28NEWSHelix Electric broke ground Tuesday on a $45.3 million advanced fabrication campus in Jackson County's Hollywood area, expected to create 160 jobs in its first phase manufacturing prefabricated electrical components. The California-based company cited proximity to the Kevin Dukes Career and Innovation Academy's workforce training programs as a factor in selecting the location.Alabama Political Reporter
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- Oct 28MORATORIUMThe Trinity Town Council postponed a rezoning decision Monday on 184.12 acres after more than 50 residents voiced concerns about potential industrial development, including a possible data center, near their neighborhoods. The council tabled the ordinances until Nov. 9 to research possible restrictions on future development.Decatur Daily