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- Sep 11HEARING·Jefferson Co., ALFairfield Mayor Herman Carnes Jr. visited a Patmos data center campus in Kansas City to assess the company's proposal to convert an abandoned Walmart Supercenter in Fairfield into a co-location data center and technology campus. Patmos founder John Johnson has assured residents that noise concerns will be minimal, with generators equipped with mufflers and the loudest equipment housed inside.WBRC · Jefferson Co., AL
- Sep 11MORATORIUM·Mobile Co., ALEdged Energy's attorney has threatened to sue Prichard after the city questioned a building permit previously issued for a data center on Telegraph Road, claiming the developer followed all instructions and was never told Planning Commission review was required.fox10tv.com · Mobile Co., AL
- Sep 11MORATORIUM·FloridaThe Escambia County Commission declined Thursday to establish a data center moratorium, affirming that data centers are already banned in unincorporated county areas under existing land development code and a previously approved ordinance.NorthEscambia.com · Florida
- Sep 11VOTE·FloridaFlorida's Public Service Commission is reviewing Duke Energy Florida's proposed data center tariff to determine whether households will subsidize costs for major power users. Consumer advocates argue Duke's filing fails to comply with Senate Bill 484 by lacking a distinct rate schedule for large-load customers, while Duke contends its proposal includes sufficient protections.The Cool Down · Florida
- Sep 11NEWS·GeorgiaHeadline onlyAJC.com · Georgia
- Sep 11UTILITIES·Ouachita Parish, LAEntergy is building transmission lines and a substation to supply power to Meta's data center in northern Louisiana, but some landowners, including the Perry family, are fighting the utility's use of eminent domain to acquire their property. Most affected landowners settled with Entergy, but several dozen property owners across multiple tracts are pursuing legal action to block the expropriation.NOLA.com · Ouachita Parish, LA
- Sep 11NEWS·LouisianaHeadline onlyRTO Insider · Louisiana
- Sep 11VOTE·MississippiEnvironmental advocates are calling for light pollution regulations at data centers, which are expanding rapidly across the United States. A physics professor recommends downward-facing lights, motion detectors, and warm-colored lighting to reduce pollution while protecting nocturnal wildlife and migratory birds.tippahnews.com · Mississippi
- Sep 11VOTE·Davidson Co., TNThe Nashville NAACP and Stand Up Nashville held a town hall Thursday featuring data center experts to discuss impacts from facilities like xAI's Memphis hyperscale center. Speakers detailed air, water and noise pollution concerns in affected communities, with state Rep. Aftyn Behn planning legislation to pause data center tax breaks next session.WSMV · Davidson Co., TN
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- Sep 10NEWS·Fulton Co., GAThor Equities is proposing a $1 billion, 350,000-square-foot data center on nearly 560 acres in Bartow County north of Atlanta, expected to deliver by 2030 and generate $2 million annually in local tax revenues while employing 50 full-time workers.Bisnow · Fulton Co., GA
- Sep 10NEWSA National Association of Realtors report found data centers' effects on housing markets vary by location, with no clear single impact, though counties with 10 or more data centers showed higher median home values but also higher residential electricity rate increases. Data centers demonstrated clearer positive effects on commercial real estate, with half of surveyed Realtors reporting increased commercial property values and industrial properties near data centers commanding rent premiums.WBMA