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- Oct 15NEWS·AlabamaHeadline onlyAL.com · Alabama
- Oct 15LAWSUIT·Lowndes Co., ALThe Lowndes County Commission approved a $1.15 billion, 20-year tax break for a planned data center Tuesday morning, moving up the vote from its scheduled October 20 date. Residents and environmental advocates criticized the decision, citing lack of transparency and concerns about infrastructure strain and population loss.Alabama Reflector · Lowndes Co., AL
- Oct 15NEWS·AlabamaThe U.S. Department of Defense is seeking a Design-Build Contractor to construct a 700,000-square-foot command and control facility for U.S. Space Command at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, with an estimated cost of approximately $4 billion and a delivery deadline of December 2031.Data Center Dynamics · Alabama
- Oct 15NEWS·Fulton Co., GAGeorgia school districts will forgo approximately $300 million in sales tax revenue this year due to tax breaks given to data center companies like OpenAI and Microsoft, according to an analysis by Good Jobs First. Losses vary significantly by district, ranging from $3.6 million in Newton County to $35.5 million in Gwinnett County.The 74 · Fulton Co., GA
- Oct 15LAWSUIT·LouisianaEarthjustice filed an appeal challenging a Louisiana regulatory agency's decision to allow Meta to withhold information about its North Louisiana data center project, seeking disclosure of investment, job creation, and electricity demand data that an administrative judge had ruled must be provided.The Equation - Union of Concerned Scientists · Louisiana
- Oct 15MORATORIUM·Orleans Parish, LANew Orleans city planners urged the City Council to extend a data center construction ban for six additional months and recommended a 1,000-foot buffer between any future data centers and residential areas. The Planning Commission rejected staff recommendations for an outright ban but voted 5-2 to oppose zoning changes that would permit data centers, citing concerns about water and electricity infrastructure strain.NOLA.com · Orleans Parish, LA
- Oct 15MORATORIUM·Davidson Co., TNAs Tennessee communities impose restrictions on data center development citing electricity demands, water consumption, and facility size, a PostDigital CEO says the industry must rethink its approach and work with communities to address concerns rather than simply pursue larger projects.WZTV · Davidson Co., TN
- Oct 15MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TNHeadline onlyET Datacenters · Shelby Co., TN
- Oct 15MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TNMillington has approved a six-month moratorium on data center and related computing facility development applications, effective immediately through April 12. Shelby County and Memphis are separately considering their own data center moratoriums.Action News 5 · Shelby Co., TN
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