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• Sep 22
  MORATORIUM·Alabama

  Northport Leaders Reject Data Center Moratorium, Consider New Zoning Approach

  Northport city leaders voted against a complete data center moratorium, instead choosing to explore creating a specific zone where such development could be permitted to give the city greater control over placement and operations.

  WBMA · Alabama
• Sep 22
  MORATORIUM·Florida

  North Port commissioners to vote on 18-month data center pause

  North Port commissioners will vote Tuesday on an 18-month moratorium on data centers while reviewing a proposed project with seven buildings totaling nearly 900,000 square feet in the Deep Park area. The pause would allow the city to study environmental impacts and establish future development rules without halting the current application's review process.

  WINK News · Florida
• Sep 22
  NEWS·Florida

  Florida data center developers host open house to praise benefits

  Headline onlyTreasure Coast News · Florida · also at miamiherald.com
• Sep 22
  VOTE·Georgia

  Google inks deal to support nuclear uprates at Georgia Power's Vogtle and Hatch plants

  Google has agreed to support power uprates at Georgia Power's Vogtle and Hatch nuclear plants, which will add 96 megawatts of capacity to the grid. Under the subscription-based deal, Google will receive low-carbon credits tied to the carbon-free attributes of the new capacity, pending regulatory approval.

  Data Center Dynamics · Georgia
• Sep 22
  VOTE·Richmond Co., GA

  Georgia Power nuclear reactors to get huge face-lift, paid partly by Google

  Georgia Power and Google have agreed that the tech company will pay a premium for electricity from nuclear reactor upgrades at Plants Vogtle and Hatch, with Google's contributions projected to provide $900 million in customer benefits over the units' lifespans. The improvements would add roughly 100 megawatts of emission-free electricity to the grid.

  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Richmond Co., GA
• Sep 22
  MORATORIUM·Georgia

  Google Partners With Southern Co.'s Unit in Georgia for Data Center Power - Southern (NYSE:SO)

  Georgia Power and Google announced an agreement to support nuclear power uprates at the Vogtle and Hatch plants in Georgia, adding approximately 96 megawatts of new capacity. The deal is expected to deliver roughly $900 million in projected benefits to customers over the life of the units and is subject to Georgia Public Service Commission approval.

  benzinga.com · Georgia
• Sep 22
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Salem joins list of cities halting data center development with moratorium

  Headline onlyKCBY · Shelby Co., TN · also at KATU, KCBY
• Sep 22
  MORATORIUM

  See photos as Salem City Council approves data center moratorium

  Headline onlystatesmanjournal.com
• Sep 22
  VOTE

  Blakely approves multimillion-dollar funding agreements for parks, comprehensive plan, public safety

  Blakely unanimously approved three funding agreements totaling $5.35 million from a memorandum of understanding with QTS Data Center, allocating $2 million for parks, $350,000 for a comprehensive plan, and $3 million for public safety improvements.

  WTVY · also at WTVY
• Sep 22
  VOTE

  Blakely approves millions for new plans

  Headline onlyWTVY
• Sep 22
  MORATORIUM

  Salem City Council votes to place moratorium on data centers

  Headline onlystatesmanjournal.com
• Sep 22
  MORATORIUM

  Candler County Commissioners table data center moratorium

  Headline onlyWSAV-TV