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- Aug 6NEWS·Hillsborough Co., FLTampa Bay Times · Hillsborough Co., FL
- Aug 5MORATORIUM·Hillsborough Co., FLHillsborough County commissioners unanimously voted Wednesday to direct staff to study artificial intelligence data centers' impacts and ordered the county attorney to draft a moratorium ordinance set to take effect after October 2027, as the county remains under active water restrictions.Tampa Bay 28 · Hillsborough Co., FL
- Aug 5MORATORIUM·GeorgiaLowndes County leaders are drafting regulations for data centers before any projects are proposed, addressing resident concerns about electricity, water, noise and light pollution. County officials said no data center projects have been approved or are currently planned.WCTV · Georgia
- Aug 5VOTE·Fulton Co., GAHeadline onlyAtlanta Community Press Collective · Fulton Co., GA
- Aug 5NEWS·GeorgiaAt an Athens Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms proposed a temporary pause on data center construction to gather environmental impact data, while Republican Rick Jackson advocated for local community control over data center projects. On Medicaid, Bottoms pledged full expansion if elected, while Jackson proposed conditional expansion with work requirements and federal block grants.Georgia Recorder · Georgia
- Aug 5MORATORIUM·Fulton Co., GAAtlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond introduced a resolution to create a Data Center Task Force to examine best practices for developing, placing and regulating data centers in the city. The task force would study impacts on air quality, water resources and utility costs, then submit recommendations to the mayor and council.WSB-TV · Fulton Co., GA · also at WSB-TV
- Aug 5UTILITIES·Richland Parish, LAConsumer and environmental advocacy groups submitted testimony to Louisiana's Public Service Commission challenging transparency and cost-sharing claims related to Meta's expanding Hyperion data center in Northeast Louisiana and Entergy's plans to power it with additional natural gas turbines. The groups questioned whether ratepayers would be protected from increased costs and criticized Meta's lack of disclosure regarding job creation details.Louisiana Illuminator · Richland Parish, LA
- Aug 5VOTE·LouisianaEntergy Louisiana abandoned its $1.8 billion plan to purchase a Texas gas-fired power plant after regulators and consumer advocates raised concerns about the cost to ratepayers, which was projected to raise average monthly bills by $9. The utility said it may revisit the purchase with revised terms that would lessen customer impact.Straight Arrow · Louisiana
- Aug 5NEWS·Davidson Co., TNHeadline onlyWBIR · Davidson Co., TN
- Aug 5LAWSUIT·Davidson Co., TNNashville's Metro Council voted to authorize the city to use eminent domain to acquire land owned by DC Blox, which had planned to build a data center near the Nashville Zoo. Metro would likely pay at least $37 million under state law, though the company purchased it for approximately $23 million, with potential court involvement if negotiations fail.WSMV · Davidson Co., TN · also at WSMV
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- Aug 5NEWSHeadline onlyLowndes Signal · also at Lowndes Signal