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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·FloridaThe Inver Grove Heights City Council approved a major site plan Monday for a nearly 55,000-square-foot data center after the developer sued the city over its data center moratorium. The council voted to amend the yearlong moratorium, and the developer agreed to dismiss the lawsuit.Pioneer Press · Florida
- Sep 30MORATORIUM·FloridaSouthern Alliance for Clean Energy · Florida
- Sep 30NEWS·Hillsborough Co., FLTampa Bay Times · Hillsborough Co., FL · also at Yahoo
- 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·Fulton Co., GAHeadline onlyThe Business Journals · Fulton Co., GA
- 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 30UTILITIES·LouisianaHouse Speaker Mike Johnson called opposition to data centers a "Chinese psyop" during a Monday interview, while emphasizing that developers must earn community trust by addressing concerns about utility rates and water resources. Johnson noted Congress passed the Rate Payer Protection Act to ensure data center developers commit to protecting local ratepayers and serve as good corporate partners.The Center Square · Louisiana
- 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