Manatee County approves one-year moratorium on data centers

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• Oct 8
  VOTE·Alabama

  Alabama Arise sets roadmap for 2027 legislative priorities

  Alabama Arise's 2027 legislative priorities include eliminating the state sales tax on groceries, supporting a $15-an-hour minimum wage, and expanding county powers to regulate data center projects. Nearly 500 members voted on the seven priorities, which reflect concerns expressed by Alabamians across the state.

  Alabama Political Reporter · Alabama
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Florida

  Manatee Commissioners put AI data centers on ice with 12-month moratorium

  Manatee County Commissioners unanimously approved a 12-month moratorium on new data center applications while the county determines whether permanent regulations should allow such facilities. The move blocks development while commissioners consider potential policy changes addressing water consumption, power demands, environmental impacts and facility locations.

  Florida Politics · Florida
• Oct 8
  NEWS·Florida

  Data center backlash spreads to pension funds as 2 systems pull back on new commitments

  Headline onlyPensions & Investments · Florida
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Georgia

  Pembroke reviewing data center rules during 180-day moratorium

  Pembroke is using a 180-day moratorium on data center development to review city ordinances and establish land-use regulations for such projects. The review will consider impacts on water, wastewater, electricity, noise, lighting, public safety and infrastructure.

  WTOC · Georgia
• Oct 8
  NEWS·Orleans Parish, LA

  Meta data center needs more than four times New Orleans’ peak power

  Headline onlyWWLTV.com · Orleans Parish, LA
• Oct 8
  NEWS·Mississippi

  How Amazon Rewired Its Data Centers After Mississippi Power Warning

  Headline onlyThe Information · Mississippi
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Davidson Co., TN

  Company amending complaint in Nashville data center lawsuit

  DC BLOX, an Atlanta-based company, is filing an amended complaint after a federal judge dismissed its lawsuit challenging Nashville's data center regulations and moratorium that blocked its proposed project near the Nashville Zoo. The company claims Metro officials violated its constitutional rights by refusing to process permits and seeks declaratory judgment and $23 million in compensation for property purchased.

  The Center Square · Davidson Co., TN · also at AOL.com, The Black Chronicle, Yahoo
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Memphis councilman addresses interrupted council meeting, postponed data center moratorium vote

  Headline onlylocalmemphis.com · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Davidson Co., TN

  Judge sides with Metro Nashville in DC Blox data center dispute

  A federal judge dismissed data center developer DC Blox's lawsuit against Metro Nashville, which had challenged the city's zoning regulations and moratorium on new data center approvals for a site near the Nashville Zoo. The judge gave DC Blox 21 days to amend some dismissed claims.

  Chattanooga Times Free Press · Davidson Co., TN
• Oct 8
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Chaos erupts at Memphis City Council meeting over data center vote

  Memphis City Council members delayed a vote on a proposed one-year data center moratorium, prompting protesters to disrupt the meeting over concerns about local energy demands and noise.

  Fox Business · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 8
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  SpaceX Is Slowing Down Its Data Center Build-Out

  SpaceX is slowing construction of its data centers and prioritizing reliability over speed after outages disrupted Grok and paying customers at Memphis facilities. The company replaced xAI-led management with engineers from its rocket and Starlink divisions and added backup power systems and redundant cooling measures.

  Gadget Review · Shelby Co., TN
• Oct 8
  LAWSUIT

  Defeated candidate drops election interference case against Jefferson County probate judge

  A defeated candidate for state legislature has dropped her election interference case against Jefferson County Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard, who also serves as the county's chief elections official. The candidate had alleged impropriety at polling places in Birmingham and Midfield during the race won by incumbent Patrick Sellers.

  AL.com