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Supervisors agreed to pursue zoning that would make data centers allowable only by special use permit in the industrial district. Nearly two dozen residents spoke; most were opposed to the facilities. -
Duke University is building a two-story data center with "energy-efficient, carbon emission-aware infrastructure" to facilitate research. Some locals don't see an issue, and others are skeptical about environmental safety.
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On Election Day, people living in Monterey Park, Calif., became the first in the nation to ban data centers by a public vote. Their decision can only be overturned by another ballot measure.
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Google has announced five commitments to water stewardship as well as $17 million in support of new projects in Nebraska, Iowa and other states, intended to protect water resources in the areas where it operates.
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A sales tax exemption for “Internet data centers” enacted 26 years ago could cost the state millions as a new generation of facilities goes up. A movement is afoot in the state Legislature to kill the law.
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Residents living near a massive artificial intelligence data center in Cumberland County say a constant noise from the facility is disrupting their lives — and now they are taking the fight to federal court.
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The Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development Standards would, generally, require developers to meet stricter regulations around energy affordability, transparency, community engagement and other areas.
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Most Michigan voters don’t want a data center in their backyard. But that opposition softens with safeguards in place, like a guarantee that the power-hungry facilities won’t hike electric rates.
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is fielding criticism and questions from nearby residents regarding a proposed data center. The university will continue to host public forums to discuss the project.
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City commissioners in Harlingen, Texas, are setting a 120-day moratorium on applications for data center projects as they study their impacts on the community, its natural resources, and the environment.
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The Denver City Council approved a one-year moratorium on new data center construction Monday as the city prepares to study what regulations it may impose for the facilities.
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The coalition, which includes the ACLU, the Pinelands Alliance and The Nature Conservancy, is calling on Gov. Mikie Sherrill to halt, for now, approval and construction of large-scale data centers.
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Data center operators need to talk proactively about their approach to building responsibly, and address community concerns without relying on local government bureaucracy as a buffer.
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Reno became the first local government in Nevada to pause new data center applications following a council vote in a packed special meeting that reflected the divisiveness of the issue across the nation.
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Grant County Public Utility District has filed lawsuits to take portions of land from nine owners to build electric transmission lines — part of a project to move more power to the state’s de facto data center hub.
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Days after a township meeting ended with police forcibly removing a speaker, Andover Township officials announced they plan to ban all data centers — including those that fuel AI.
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With only a small tweak suggested by Danville City Manager Ken Larking, the City Council this week signed off on amending the municipal code to allow for data centers to operate in the city limits.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill to regulate large-scale data centers in Florida, promising consumers would not bear the burden of the AI boom with higher electric bills or more scarce water resources.
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Mayor Tom Watson said he has talked about the idea with municipal utility officials and a congressman. There is no definite plan, the mayor said, but a possible site has been considered.
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The majority would support banning artificial intelligence data centers in their communities, according to a poll released by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University.
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Kentucky’s two largest power utilities are collaborating with a prefabricated nuclear reactor manufacturer in Maryland to explore producing nuclear energy in the state for the first time.
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