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- Sep 17MORATORIUM·AlabamaU.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, a candidate in Alabama's 2026 governor's race, pledged that data centers can be built without raising power costs statewide, citing the Ratepayer Protection Act he cosponsored to require large power users to pay full infrastructure costs. Counties and cities hosting such facilities would receive monthly payments for schools and law enforcement.Yellowhammer News · Alabama
- Sep 17MORATORIUM·AlabamaThe U.S. House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would require large power consumers like data centers to pay the full cost of infrastructure serving them. Senator Tuberville cosponsored the Senate version, saying it ensures Alabama residents won't bear costs for data center development.Yellowhammer News · Alabama
- Sep 17LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., ALA Jefferson County Circuit Court judge consolidated three lawsuits against Birmingham involving the proposed Nebius AI data center, citing shared legal issues and efficiency. The cases, filed by the Greater Birmingham Humane Society, nearby residents Robert and Gail Sansome, and a class-action suit, address zoning, permits and construction impacts including noise and dust.WVTM · Jefferson Co., AL
- Sep 17VOTE·AlabamaA proposed federal bill would require state utility regulators, including those in Alabama, to consider standards that require large data centers to cover costs for power infrastructure built to serve them, rather than passing those costs to households and small businesses. The House passed a companion version of the measure 417-3, and the Senate version must also pass before reaching the president.Wiregrass Daily News · Alabama
- Sep 17MORATORIUM·AlabamaSen. Tommy Tuberville is cosponsoring the Ratepayer Protection Act, which aims to prevent data centers from shifting energy and infrastructure costs to consumers. The bill passed the House with bipartisan support and backing from Alabama's entire congressional delegation.AL.com · Alabama
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- Sep 17NEWS·Fulton Co., GAHeadline onlyThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Fulton Co., GA
- Sep 17UTILITIES·GeorgiaCleanSpark's subsidiary plans to raise $2.227 billion through senior secured notes to complete its 175-megawatt Georgia AI data center facility leased to Meta's subsidiary Anviran LLC. The 20-year lease is expected to generate approximately $6.6 billion in contracted payments with annual rent increases.TradingView · Georgia
- Sep 17HEARING·Fulton Co., GAThe Georgia Public Service Commission held its first administrative meeting outside Atlanta in nearly two decades in Savannah, where residents expressed concerns about rapid data center development during a two-hour town hall. The PSC established new requirements for large-load contracts, including the OpenAI project in Effingham County, which calls for a 25-year term and 3.2 gigawatts of demand with customer bill increases.Coastal Courier · Fulton Co., GA
- Sep 17LAWSUIT·Rapides Parish, LALouisiana utility regulators have approved an expedited review of Cleco Power's plan to supply electricity to Applied Digital's $3.6 billion data center in Rapides Parish, bypassing the administrative law judge recommendation stage while still requiring an evidentiary hearing before commissioners decide the application's merits.The Center Square · Rapides Parish, LA · also at New Orleans CityBusiness
- Sep 17LAWSUIT·Shelby Co., TNHeadline onlyMagnolia Reporter · Shelby Co., TN
- Sep 17PERMITGov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Water Development Board to enforce state water-use reporting requirements for major water users, including data centers, and coordinate with ERCOT to gather information on data center water consumption. Failure to complete the required water-use survey can result in legal consequences and permit disqualification.waterworld.com