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- Sep 30NEWS·Hillsborough Co., FLTampa Electric Company submitted a plan Wednesday requiring large-load customers like data centers to pay the full cost of grid upgrades needed to support their operations, complying with a Florida law signed in May protecting ratepayers from covering data center costs. The plan came as the U.S. Senate blocked a federal bill attempting to establish similar national standards.WFLA · Hillsborough Co., FL
- 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·FloridaIn Florida's 22nd Congressional District race, outside political groups are attacking both candidates: Pia Dandiya is criticized as a "hypocrite" for opposing data centers while investing in them through her husband's former employer, while Casey Askar faces attacks labeling him a "corrupt businessman" using shady practices and favoring tax cuts for the wealthy.Floridian Press · Florida
- Sep 30NEWS·Hillsborough Co., FLTampa Bay Times · Hillsborough Co., FL · also at Yahoo
- Sep 30NEWS·GeorgiaCleanSpark secured nearly $2.3 billion in senior secured notes for its planned Sandersville, Georgia data center after signing a long-term lease with a tenant whose obligations are backed by Meta.CoStar · Georgia
- Sep 30VOTE·GeorgiaFour Senate Democrats voted to advance a GOP data center bill on Sept. 30, breaking with party leadership. Senate Democrats blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act, arguing it didn't sufficiently mandate that data centers pay for power infrastructure upgrades, while Republicans said it would help control energy costs.Yahoo · Georgia
- Sep 30NEWS·Fulton Co., GAHeadline onlyThe Business Journals · Fulton Co., GA
- 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 · also at The Center Square
- Sep 30NEWS·MississippiHeadline onlyMississippi Today · Mississippi
- Sep 30NEWS·Shelby Co., TNHeadline onlyThe Business Journals · Shelby Co., TN
- Sep 30VOTEA Senate bill requiring state utility regulators to consider making data centers pay for grid upgrades failed Wednesday with a 57-43 vote, three short of the 60 needed. Democrats opposed the measure, arguing it should mandate rather than merely encourage states to impose such costs on large power users.WVTM Channel 13