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Maine Said No to New Data Centers. Other States Are Racing to Follow.
Following Maine's push to halt new data center developments over energy grid and environmental concerns, several other US states are rapidly moving to implement similar pauses and strict regulations.
Policy Opposition
— Mother Jones
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Facing angry residents, Minnesota city halls are ground zero for data center battles
Minnesota city halls are becoming ground zero for data center battles as operators face pushback from angry residents opposing local facility developments.
Policy Opposition
— Star Tribune
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Data centers are costing local governments billions
Growing scrutiny is falling on the data center industry as reports show massive facilities and their associated tax incentives are collectively costing local governments billions of dollars in lost revenue.
Policy Controversy
— Network World
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Stateline: Many states don’t report losses from data center tax breaks, study says
A new study highlights that many US states fail to properly report the revenue lost to significant tax breaks and incentives offered to attract data centers, raising transparency concerns.
Policy Controversy
— Arkadelphian.com
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills is undecided on whether to sign a pause on data centers
Maine Governor Janet Mills remains undecided on whether to sign legislation that would pause the development of new data centers in the state, reflecting growing regulatory scrutiny over power usage.
Policy
— NBC News
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Wartsila 412 MW Engine Order for Ohio Hyperscale Data Center | 2026 - News and Statistics
Wartsila secured a massive 412 MW engine order to supply power to a planned hyperscale data center in Ohio set for 2026.
Power & Energy Ohio
— IndexBox
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Eagle Mountain 193-acre data center campus is set to be done this year with big water promises
A 193-acre data center campus in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is scheduled to be completed this year, featuring significant water conservation promises.
New Builds
— Utah News Dispatch
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Will AI Raise Your Electric Bill? EIA Starts Counting Data Center Power as Maine Pauses 20-Megawatt Builds
The EIA has started tracking data center power usage amid rising AI energy concerns, as Maine implements a pause on new data center builds exceeding 20 megawatts.
Policy
— Intelligent Living
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How much power will data centers coming to Texas use? No one really knows.
A report analyzing the massive and largely unknown energy consumption projections for the influx of new data centers in Texas, highlighting grid planning challenges for the state.
Power & Energy Texas
— Houston Chronicle
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Data Centers, Power Markets, and the Economy: How the AI Buildout is Reshaping Energy Costs and the Grid
An analysis detailing how the rapid expansion of AI data center infrastructure is reshaping power markets, impacting the broader economy, and increasing energy costs across the electrical grid.
Power & Energy
— JD Supra
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Hyperscale Data Center Expansion Is Reshaping Global Markets
The relentless expansion of hyperscale data centers, driven largely by cloud computing and artificial intelligence demand, is fundamentally reshaping digital infrastructure and global real estate markets.
Market
— Datacenters.com
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