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- Oct 5LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., ALA business owned by Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin's wife has been subpoenaed in a lawsuit over the Nebius Data Center, with Oxmoor Valley residents seeking land sale records showing the property's value jumped from $17.2 million to $83.5 million in approximately 24 hours. City attorneys have objected to the subpoena, calling it a "fishing expedition."wvtm13.com · Jefferson Co., AL
- Oct 5UTILITIES·Hillsborough Co., FLTampa Electric filed new tariff proposals with Florida regulators on Sept. 30 requiring large energy users expecting 50 megawatts or more of peak demand to pay all costs for necessary power infrastructure, shielding existing ratepayers from data-center expansion expenses.WiLD 94.1 · Hillsborough Co., FL
- Oct 5UTILITIES·Hillsborough Co., FLTampa Electric plans over $1 billion in battery projects and transmission upgrades to support potential data center demand of roughly 1,000 megawatts in West Central Florida. The utility filed a new tariff requiring large power users to pay for infrastructure costs needed to serve them and commit to at least 20 years of service.Tampa Bay Business and Wealth · Hillsborough Co., FL
- Oct 5ZONING·FloridaOhio accounts for 21 of 39 data center-related ballot measures across eight states in the 2026 midterms, with voters considering proposals ranging from outright prohibitions to zoning controls and voter-approval requirements. The issue has become central to Ohio's Senate race between Republican Jon Husted, who supports data center expansion, and Democrat Sherrod Brown, who advocates for corporate accountability on electricity costs.Newsweek · Florida
- Oct 5VOTE·FloridaHeadline onlyDaily Energy Insider · Florida
- Oct 5NEWS·Fulton Co., GAThe Newnan Times-Herald · Fulton Co., GA
- Oct 5VOTE·Richland Parish, LAAbout 100 landowners gathered to oppose Entergy's proposed 500kV transmission line crossing five parishes to power Meta's $50 billion Richland Parish data center, with construction set to begin in 2028. The Louisiana Public Service Commission will vote on the project in December.New Orleans CityBusiness · Richland Parish, LA
- Oct 5VOTE·Richland Parish, LALouisiana regulators will hold a three-day evidentiary hearing beginning Oct. 7 to review Entergy Louisiana's $12.9 billion proposal to build generation, battery storage and transmission infrastructure to support Meta's expanding Hyperion data center in Richland Parish. The project includes seven natural gas generating units, three battery facilities and over 250 miles of transmission lines.Construction Review · Richland Parish, LA
- Oct 5VOTE·MississippiThe Ratepayer Protection Act would establish standards requiring data center companies rather than local residents to pay for power grid upgrades needed for their facilities. The House passed the legislation with bipartisan support, but Senate Democrats blocked it; Mississippi has adopted a similar model where data centers fund their operational costs while enabling power companies to reinvest in grid improvements.wicker.senate.gov · Mississippi
- Oct 5NEWS·Davidson Co., TN
- Oct 5MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TNMLK50 · Shelby Co., TN
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