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- Sep 16ZONING·Tuscaloosa Co., ALThe Brookwood City Council voted unanimously to annex and rezone the final land parcel needed for Youngwoo & Associates' planned data center campus, completing zoning approval for one of three separate data center projects proposed along the town's industrial corridor.Tuscaloosa Thread · Tuscaloosa Co., AL
- Sep 16VOTE·Hillsborough Co., FLA bipartisan bill from U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor will receive a House vote before the midterm recess. The Ratepayers Protection Act requires utility regulators to ensure large-load customers, such as data centers, cover their own increased power costs rather than passing expenses to other consumers.Florida Politics · Hillsborough Co., FL
- Sep 16MORATORIUM·FloridaFlorida's gubernatorial candidates are clashing over artificial intelligence data centers, with Democrat David Jolly proposing a one-year moratorium on new facilities to assess environmental and community impacts, while Republican Byron Donalds argues the state can accommodate the infrastructure while protecting communities and local control.tampabay28.com · Florida
- Sep 16MORATORIUM·FloridaOrange County commissioners advanced a plan for a 6- to 18-month moratorium on data center development, with staff to draft a formal ordinance for a vote. The move follows similar actions by other municipalities nationwide amid concerns over large-scale data centers' environmental and quality-of-life impacts.Orlando Weekly · Florida
- Sep 16VOTE·GeorgiaFormer Georgia Public Service Commission member Tricia Pridemore has joined data center company DC BLOX as executive vice president of energy, regulatory and policy. The move has prompted concerns about potential conflicts of interest, as the commission regulates utilities and their contracts with data centers.Georgia Recorder · Georgia · also at newsfromthestates.com
- Sep 16HEARING·Chatham Co., GAThe Georgia Public Service Commission held a meeting in Savannah to address coastal residents' concerns about a recently announced OpenAI data center in Effingham County and rising power bills. Commissioners discussed Georgia Power's OpenAI contract and heard public comments, with many attendees calling for increased transparency around the deal.WABE · Chatham Co., GA
- Sep 16NEWS·Richland Parish, LADemocratic Senate candidate Jamie Davis argues that Republican Congresswoman Julia Letlow's refusal to debate him stems from her inability to discuss a nondisclosure agreement she signed regarding a Meta data center project in Richland Parish. Letlow signed the NDA while subsequently purchasing stock in Meta and Nvidia, disclosures she made more than a year late, and dozens of Louisiana elected officials have signed similar NDAs tied to major industrial projects.Louisiana Illuminator · Richland Parish, LA
- Sep 16NEWS·MississippiRising artificial intelligence demand is driving increased data center construction in Mississippi, with AI expected to account for 50% of data center capacity by 2030, up from the current 30%, according to SuperTalk Mississippi reporting.tippahnews.com · Mississippi
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