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- Sep 8ZONING·AlabamaChildersburg is considering a data center development on the site of a former World War II-era explosives plant that also produced heavy water for the Manhattan Project. The contaminated 1,600-acre industrial park has remained largely vacant for over 70 years, though a developer is currently conducting environmental assessments on the property.AL.com · Alabama
- Sep 8NEWS·AlabamaSen. Tommy Tuberville has proposed allowing communities to decide on data centers, extending an Alabama Power rate freeze, and placing facilities in the highest property tax bracket. However, the plan lacks mechanisms to enforce infrastructure payments and requires a constitutional amendment to grant local governments decision-making power—a process that could take years.Alabama Reflector · Alabama
- Sep 8ZONING·AlabamaA permit application indicates Applied Digital Corporation, a Dallas-based company, plans to build a 2-million-square-foot data center in Brookwood on Industrial Parkway. Brookwood Mayor Joe Barger confirmed the proposed development is an AI data center but said no project has been signed yet.WBRC · Alabama
- Sep 8MORATORIUM·AlabamaData center projects in central Alabama involve multiple stages from land acquisition through construction, with jurisdictions like Chelsea and Homewood implementing moratoria while officials evaluate impacts. Developers typically identify sites with power access and infrastructure before seeking rezoning, annexation, permits and other approvals that provide opportunities for public input on concerns including water use, noise and traffic.WBMA · Alabama
- Sep 8NEWS·FloridaCentral Florida real estate experts discussed whether large AI data centers could affect property values. While one study found homes adjacent to data centers might see negative impacts, a Realtor.com analysis of 43 U.S. zip codes found home prices trended similarly with or without local data centers, though experts cautioned that longer-term impacts remain unclear.Spectrum News 13 · Florida
- Sep 8ZONING·FloridaThe West Virginia Department of Commerce certified two data center projects for Mason County: the Nscale Monarch Campus in Point Pleasant, which would include a biomass and carbon-capture facility, and "Project Tamarack" by Florida-based Starwood Digital Ventures, representing a $12 billion investment located 20 miles north of the Monarch Campus.West Virginia Watch · Florida · also at The Register-Herald, Yahoo
- Sep 8MORATORIUM·FloridaHeadline onlyTreasure Coast News · Florida
- Sep 8MORATORIUM·FloridaThe Escambia County Commission will consider scheduling public hearings to vote on a 12-month moratorium on data centers with anticipated monthly peak loads of at least 10 megawatts but less than 50 megawatts, following prior anti-data center actions by the county.NorthEscambia.com · Florida
- Sep 8ZONING·Caddo Parish, LAA Caddo Parish zoning official suggested alternatives to restrict data centers through ordinances and nuisance laws rather than zoning, citing that a master plan needed for expanded zoning authority would take years while data centers are already arriving.The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate · Caddo Parish, LA
- Sep 8LAWSUIT·Sumner Co., TNKentucky has yet to see a hyperscale data center open, but Gallatin, Tennessee's Meta facility offers insights into potential impacts. Residents near the 900-acre campus report concerns about water usage, low humming sounds, dust during construction, and property value effects, while city officials highlight revenue and infrastructure improvements.WKU Public Radio · Sumner Co., TN
- Sep 8MORATORIUM·Sumner Co., TNHeadline onlyWZTV · Sumner Co., TN · also at WZTV
- Sep 8NEWS