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- Oct 27ZONING·FloridaDeSoto County commissioners will vote Tuesday on a rezoning proposal for a 238-acre data center with up to 1.8 million square feet of buildings. The planning commission recommended denial in October, citing insufficient details and concerns from neighbors about water and power usage, noise, and compatibility with county growth plans.WINK News · Florida
- Oct 27MORATORIUM·FloridaDemocratic gubernatorial nominees in Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Texas have called for data center moratoriums ahead of November elections, while some Republican candidates in those states and others have proposed pauses or conditional restrictions. Industry groups oppose moratoriums, arguing they signal states are closed for business.BizPac Review · Florida
- Oct 27UTILITIES·GeorgiaEatonton 379, LLC filed a Development of Regional Impact application for a data center project featuring up to 11 buildings totaling 3.5 million square feet with 520MW capacity on a 542-acre greenfield site in Putnam County near Eatonton.Data Center Dynamics · Georgia
- Oct 27VOTE·Effingham Co., GAOpenAI has applied for a federal permit to fill 72 acres of wetlands for a data center facility in Effingham County, Texas, prompting environmental concerns about potential flooding and ecosystem damage. The Army Corps of Engineers will decide on the permit application, which is open for public comment until November 4.DCD · Effingham Co., GA · also at Data Center Dynamics
- Oct 27NEWS·Fayette Co., GAThieves are stealing shipments of AI data center equipment in transit, with reported losses exceeding $100 million since June 2026, according to NBC reporting. Investigators say some thefts involve deliberately ramming escort vehicles and manipulating GPS trackers to access high-value server components.Futurism · Fayette Co., GA
- Oct 27VOTE·LouisianaThe Reveille, LSU's student newspaper · Louisiana
- Oct 27NEWS·MississippiThe Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative unveiled evaluation tools to help river communities assess data center proposals, addressing concerns about water use, utility impacts, costs and economic benefits as AI infrastructure investment accelerates across the Midwest and South.Finance & Commerce · Mississippi
- Oct 27LAWSUIT·TennesseeMemphis city council held a public listening session on proposed data center regulations, with most speakers supporting new rules while others urged higher community benefit payments. Council members said requiring increased payments would need state-level action to avoid legal challenges.Action News 5 · Tennessee
- Oct 27LAWSUITAll three candidates in Arkansas's U.S. Senate race support giving local residents a vote on data center construction. They diverge on AI regulation: Democrat Hallie Shoffner backs a federal oversight agency, Republican Tom Cotton opposes "big government bureaucracy," and Libertarian Jeff Wadlin supports monitoring with industry oversight.Arkansas Advocate
- Oct 27
- Oct 27MORATORIUMRiver Falls City Council will not approve any data center proposals until the city updates its ordinances, an approach council member Sean Downing termed a "silent moratorium." The decision came after residents packed a city council meeting to oppose a potential hyperscale AI data center over environmental and quality-of-life concerns.www.riverfallsjournal.com
- Oct 27NEWSHeadline onlyThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution