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A year after issuing a $1.5 million grant to a data-center project proposed by Indian River State College, the Florida Department of Commerce accused the college of deceiving state officials into funding the campus. -
Orange County, N.C., leaders approved a one-year moratorium Tuesday night on large-scale data centers that support artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
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With AI fueling a data center boom, Minnesota cities are confronting a rising number of development proposals – and concern from residents. The debate touches everything from energy use to noise pollution.
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The Apex Town Council voted unanimously to enact the moratorium on data centers, data processing facilities and cryptocurrency mining operations, following months of public opposition to a proposed project.
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Bangor may fast-track an ordinance to pause data center builds for six months as the Maine state Legislature considers a longer freeze that would ban large centers for a year and a half.
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Members of the House passed a bill requiring data centers to pay for increased costs associated with their energy demands. The proposed legislation now heads to the state Senate.
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Officials say a new Kansas law is drawing data centers to the state as details emerge about a possible new hyperscale campus in Leavenworth County in the broader Kansas City area.
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Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy.
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The Ohio House is expected to vote Wednesday on House Bill 646, which would create a Data Center Study Commission to better understand how these projects affect local communities.
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Fort Worth is now considering a tax break for Edged Data Centers, a subsidiary of sustainable infrastructure company Endeavour, for a data center to be developed near the city.
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Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers.
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Representatives from leading AI and tech companies signed an agreement Wednesday pledging to protect Americans from higher electricity prices due to data center expansion.
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Data center builds are on the rise across the country to power cloud computing and AI. Here’s how some local governments are taking action to ensure projects benefit the communities in which they are built.
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Oregon counties say they’re opposed to recent economic development legislation because it doesn’t provide them financial help to offset the rising costs of administering tax breaks.
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Several signs suggest 2026 could be a tipping point for Florida when it comes to large-scale data centers, the facilities that house thousands of servers for AI and other tech programs.
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Two proposed laws now under consideration have differing approaches to the technology campuses. One would have a state authority certify projects. The other would require new renewable energy sources.
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The newly proposed Senate budget would ditch the state sales tax exemption for data centers, adding more than $1 billion in tax revenue that could fund tax cuts and critical spending priorities.
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Research from real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle found more than half of U.S. data center builds are happening outside traditional industry hubs. Texas could become the top such market by 2030.
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A new investigation found proposals for data centers across southwest Ohio are coupled with apprehension from local communities. The facilities are resource-hungry and subsidized by tax breaks.
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Powering the Internet and digital services uses millions of gallons of South Carolina’s water every year, and tech companies are likely to demand more in the future as they ramp up AI.
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A group of residents in Festus, Mo., is demanding that the city hold a special election to allow residents the chance to decide whether to ban large-scale data centers for the next 10 years.
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