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- Sep 30NEWS·AlabamaHeadline onlythealabamanewswire.com · Alabama · also at WRAL, Yahoo! Finance Canada, WVTM Channel 13
- Sep 30NEWS·Mobile Co., ALHeadline onlyfox10tv.com · Mobile Co., AL
- Sep 30VOTE·Tuscaloosa Co., ALApplied Digital will hold a community meeting tomorrow at 6 p.m. to discuss its $3.2 billion Delta Forge 2 AI data center planned for Brookwood, addressing concerns about infrastructure, water usage, power rates and proximity to a middle school.Tuscaloosa Thread · Tuscaloosa Co., AL
- Sep 30MORATORIUM·FloridaSouthern Alliance for Clean Energy · Florida
- Sep 30UTILITIES·Hillsborough Co., FLTampa Electric Co. filed its state-mandated plan Wednesday outlining how it will shield residential customers from cost increases related to data center power usage. The utility proposes a specialized electricity rate for high-volume users and requires 20-year contracts with financial penalties to ensure infrastructure cost recovery.Yahoo · Hillsborough Co., FL
- Sep 30UTILITIES·FloridaA Florida TaxWatch study concludes data centers could significantly benefit local tax bases, projecting a hypothetical 500-megawatt facility would generate roughly $1.11 billion annually in incorporated areas. The watchdog group recommends safeguards, including requiring developers to fund utility infrastructure and municipalities developing water reclamation plans for cooling needs.floridapolitics.com · Florida
- Sep 30NEWS·Polk Co., FLHeadline onlyLakeland Ledger · Polk Co., FL
- Sep 30NEWS·GeorgiaSenate Democrats blocked a bill from U.S. Sen. Jon Husted requiring states to consider making data centers cover their own power costs, with opponents saying it lacked mandatory requirements and amounted to election-year messaging rather than substantive regulation.Cleveland.com · Georgia
- Sep 30VOTE·GeorgiaSenate Democrats blocked a House-passed bill that would require state utility regulators to consider standards for holding data center companies responsible for energy infrastructure costs, arguing the measure's voluntary nature wouldn't adequately protect consumers from rising energy expenses.CBS News · Georgia
- Sep 30VOTE·Walton Co., GASenate Republicans are advancing a bill requiring utility regulators to consider charging large power customers for grid upgrades needed to serve data centers, addressing voter concerns about their impact on energy costs. The measure passed the House 417-3 but faces Democratic opposition, with party leaders calling it insufficient and arguing mandatory rather than optional standards are needed.
- Sep 30LAWSUIT·Richland Parish, LAThe Louisiana Public Service Commission will hold a three-day hearing beginning October 7 to evaluate Entergy's proposed power infrastructure expansion for Meta's $50 billion data center campus in Richland Parish, examining necessity, electricity requirements and customer protections.Baton Rouge Business Report · Richland Parish, LA
- Sep 30LAWSUIT·Caddo Parish, LAHeadline onlyWGNO · Caddo Parish, LA