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- Oct 3LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., ALBirmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin stated that his wife, Kendra Woodfin, and her real estate firm had no involvement in a hyperscale data center project in Oxmoor Valley after she was named in a proposed subpoena related to a resident lawsuit against the Nebius data center development.al.com · Jefferson Co., AL
- Oct 3PERMIT·FloridaOsceola County commissioners have unanimously agreed to defer action on large-scale artificial intelligence data center proposals until a state-mandated study is completed, with any submitted applications not being considered for review during this period.positivelyosceola.com · Florida
- Oct 3UTILITIES·Hillsborough Co., FLTampa Electric filed a new large-load tariff with regulators to serve data centers while protecting existing customers. The tariff requires large-energy users consuming at least 50 megawatts to sign 20-year contracts, pay exit fees if leaving early, and potentially provide security deposits up to $2 million per megawatt.Florida Politics · Hillsborough Co., FL
- Oct 3ZONING·FloridaA hyperscaler data center development spanning over 2,232 acres in Osceola County, Florida—larger than Central Park—has residents concerned about impacts to wildlife, water resources, and local infrastructure already strained by recent growth. Duke Energy confirmed capacity to supply power to the facility, which is being marketed for purchase beginning July 2026.techradar.com · Florida
- Oct 3NEWS·FloridaLouisiana Delta Community College in Monroe is training students as data center technicians in four-week programs developed with Meta, which is building a major data center in the region. More than 100 graduates are employed, with some earning significantly higher wages than previous local job options.NPR · Florida
- Oct 3VOTE·FloridaFlorida Power & Light says its rate structure already complies with a state law requiring data center customers to bear their own costs instead of shifting expenses to other ratepayers. The company's 2026-2029 rates require data center applicants to fund studies, build their own substations, pay upfront for infrastructure and sign 20-year minimum contracts.Miami Herald · Florida · also at WUSF
- Oct 3MORATORIUM·LouisianaDemocratic Senate candidate Jamie Davis is calling for a moratorium on new data center construction in Louisiana, citing concerns about water consumption from cooling systems that he says draw from drinking water aquifers. Davis is running against Republican Julia Letlow in the November general election.Livingston Parish News · Louisiana
- Oct 3UTILITIES·Richland Parish, LA
- Oct 3VOTE·Shelby Co., TNDecatur City Council will consider an amendment to its utilities agreement with TVA to implement new data center electricity rates that increase charges for data centers by approximately 10% over three fiscal years, beginning Oct. 1, rather than passing costs to residential customers.Decatur Daily · Shelby Co., TN
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- Oct 3NEWSAmazon plans to invest more than $1 billion over the next five years in communities with data center operations, funding education, job training, and environmental projects as the tech industry faces increasing political and consumer scrutiny over large facility construction.timesdaily.com