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- Sep 10MORATORIUM·AlabamaFoley's City Council voted Tuesday to approve a six-month moratorium on data center development, joining other Alabama cities taking similar action despite no known proposed projects in the area. The ordinance allows officials to study potential impacts and update regulations before any such facilities arrive.AL.com · Alabama
- Sep 10MORATORIUM·AlabamaFoley City Council approved a six-month moratorium on data center and cryptocurrency mining facility applications Tuesday, giving city officials time to review regulations and prepare guidelines for potential future proposals. The moratorium restricts acceptance and processing of applications for data centers, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining facilities, server farms and similar operations.mynbc15.com · Alabama
- Sep 10LAWSUIT·Jefferson Co., ALA Regions Bank shareholder sued the bank's officials and AI company Nebius Inc. over the sale of property in Birmingham for a $36 billion data center, alleging Nebius fraudulently acquired the property for $17.2 million and resold it the same day for $83.5 million. The shareholder claims bank officials breached fiduciary duties by failing to conduct proper due diligence on the property's value.AL.com · Jefferson Co., AL
- Sep 10MORATORIUM·Miami-Dade Co., FLMiami Lakes Town Council will consider an ordinance next week to ban artificial intelligence data centers as a principal use in the municipality. The measure would define and prohibit dedicated data centers in the town's Land Development Code.Florida Politics · Miami-Dade Co., FL
- Sep 10NEWS·FloridaX and OpenAI disclosed they disrupted suspected Chinese inauthentic accounts spreading claims that U.S. data center development raises electricity prices and strains power grids. The author argues Florida should carefully evaluate data center projects while resisting foreign manipulation campaigns targeting the domestic debate over computing infrastructure's strategic importance.Miami Herald · Florida
- Sep 10MORATORIUM·GeorgiaLevy County commissioners approved a temporary moratorium on data center applications in unincorporated areas, effective Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2027, to allow staff time to study potential impacts and develop regulations for the high-power-demand facilities.chronicleonline.com · Georgia
- Sep 10NEWS·Fulton Co., GAButtondown · Fulton Co., GA
- Sep 10UTILITIES·LouisianaNOLA.com · Louisiana
- Sep 10NEWS·Davidson Co., TNHeadline onlywkrn.com · Davidson Co., TN · also at WKRN News 2
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