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- Oct 12NEWS·Duval Co., FLThis Week In Jacksonville: Florida governor candidate David Jolly talks AI data centers, Amendment 3Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly is calling for a pause on AI data center development in Florida until potential impacts on water, public health, and communities are studied. The episode also addresses Jolly's stance on Amendment 3 and property-tax relief provisions.News4JAX · Duval Co., FL
- Oct 11MORATORIUM·GeorgiaGeorgia Tech's Energy Policy and Innovation Center is tracking legislation filed for the January General Assembly session addressing data center issues, including bills proposing moratoriums on new facilities, repealing or limiting tax exemptions for data center equipment, and requiring disclosure of resource use and cost allocation to data center operators.Savannah Business Journal · Georgia
- Oct 11VOTE·GeorgiaHeadline only11Alive.com · Georgia
- Oct 11MORATORIUM·LouisianaRural Pennsylvania communities and state officials have halted or delayed several data center projects, including NorthPoint Development's Project Hazelnut, amid intensified local opposition. The backlash reflects broader discontent with data center expansions and may influence legislative actions in other states.Crypto Briefing · Louisiana
- Oct 11MORATORIUM·LouisianaNorthPoint Development's $165 million Pennsylvania data center project has faced intensified community opposition, becoming a focal point in broader debates across multiple states about how to expand infrastructure for artificial intelligence facilities.TOKENPOST · Louisiana
- Oct 11NEWS·MississippiHeadline onlyPlanetizen · Mississippi
- Oct 11MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TNThe Shelby County Commission will hold a first vote on a data center moratorium, as the Memphis City Council concurrently considers a similar proposal.Daily Memphian · Shelby Co., TN
- Oct 11PERMIT·Shelby Co., TN5C Group filed a $575 million permit Oct. 6 to expand its Memphis data center, planning to increase power capacity from 20 kWh to 84 kWh within six months using fuel cell technology without drawing from the local utility grid.Daily Memphian · Shelby Co., TN · also at Daily Memphian
- Oct 11NEWS"Saturday Night Live" parodied Kevin O'Leary's proposed data center in Box Elder County during a "Weekend Update" segment, with actor James Austin Johnson portraying O'Leary and joking about water usage and pollution impacts. O'Leary responded positively to the sketch, calling it well-done.NBC 15 WPMI
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- Oct 11NEWSUkraine's military conducted a third drone strike against Russian technology company Yandex's data centers in four days, with Sunday's attack disabling a facility in Vladimir and causing service outages across Russia and neighboring countries. President Zelenskyy said Ukraine would halt strikes on Russian oil refineries if Moscow stops attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure.WKMG
- Oct 10NEWS·Jefferson Co., ALJefferson County Sheriff's deputies seized nearly 60 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop in Bessemer on Oct. 5. Donnarius Thomas, 37, was arrested and charged with two counts of drug trafficking and second degree possession of marijuana.WBRC · Jefferson Co., AL