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Gallup poll finds 70% oppose local AI data centers
A recent Gallup poll reveals that 70% of respondents oppose the construction of AI data centers in their local communities.
AI Infra Opposition
— MSN
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The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest
Developers are accelerating the construction of AI data centers in a race to break ground before local communities can organize opposition or protests.
AI Infra Controversy
— The Intercept
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More cities are pressing pause on data centers as local backlash grows
A growing number of municipalities across the country are enacting pauses and moratoriums on data center construction as local backlash intensifies over power grid strain, water consumption, and noise concerns.
Policy Opposition
— Stateline
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Ohio Handed Big Tech a Blank Check. Now the Bill Is Almost $1.6 Billion — and the Governor Hits Pause.
Ohio's governor has paused a massive tech subsidy program after the bill for big tech data center tax incentives approached $1.6 billion.
Policy Controversy Ohio
— Good Jobs First
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Box Elder County rejects referendums opposing controversial data center agreement
Box Elder County officials have rejected referendums aimed at opposing a highly controversial local data center agreement.
Policy Opposition
— ABC4 Utah
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Town of Cary considering putting a pause on new data center construction
The Town of Cary, North Carolina, is considering implementing a moratorium on new data center construction amidst growing local concerns over resource consumption and community impacts.
Policy Opposition N. Carolina
— WRAL
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Stratos and the New AI Campus Math: Building Around the Grid
The proposed 9 GW Stratos campus in Utah signals a major shift toward building massive AI infrastructure around dedicated energy systems to bypass traditional grid permitting bottlenecks.
AI Infra
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Pennsylvania’s Governor Has a Plan to Make Data Centers Bring Their Own Energy. Now Comes the Hard Part.
Pennsylvania's governor has proposed a plan requiring data centers to supply their own power, addressing concerns over grid strain and energy capacity.
Power & Energy
— Inside Climate News
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Ohio suspends data center tax break as tech firms face pressure to pay the cost to power AI
Ohio has suspended a key tax break for data centers as state regulators and utilities push tech companies to shoulder more of the infrastructural and power costs associated with supporting heavy AI workloads.
Policy Ohio
— WRAL
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Republican Candidate For Governor Stacy Garrity Calls For ‘Pause’ In Development Of A.I. Data Centers To Allow Time For Communities ‘To Protect Themselves’
A Republican candidate for governor in Pennsylvania is urging a pause on AI data center developments to give communities time to implement protections.
Policy Opposition
— PA Environment Digest Blog
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Brown County seeks data center moratorium to give communities ‘a little bit more teeth’
Brown County, Wisconsin, is exploring a moratorium on data center developments to provide local communities with greater regulatory control and bargaining power over potential new tech infrastructure projects.
Policy Opposition
— WTAQ
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‘Hidden datacentre tax’ costing Irish households millions, report says - Datacentres used 22% of country’s electricity last year, pushing up household bills, study suggests
A new report claims data centers consumed 22% of Ireland's electricity last year, allegedly driving up utility costs for households and sparking industry-wide sustainability controversy.
Power & Energy Controversy Ireland
— /u/EchoOfOppenheimer
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How a Coal Plant in Buffalo Became TeraWulf’s 500 MW AI Campus
A detailed look at TeraWulf's 500 MW AI campus in Buffalo, New York, highlighting the conversion of a former coal plant into a modern, high-density computing facility.
AI Infra New York
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Sabey backs out of proposal to build data center in Butte, Montana
Sabey has cancelled its proposed data center project in Butte, Montana, with the location instead being acquired by REC Silicon.
Cancellations Cancellation
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Data Center Insurance Capacity Strained as Average Project Values Surge From $150 Million to $3 Billion
The data center insurance market is facing severe capacity strain as the average valuation of data center projects surges from $150 million to $3 billion.
Market
— Risk & Insurance
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Report calls out Midwest for hidden data center tax breaks
A new report highlights the lack of transparency surrounding massive, hidden tax incentives offered to data center operators by states across the Midwest in their efforts to lure tech investments.
Policy
— Jacksonville Journal-Courier
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MUNICIPAL DATA & POWER (MDP) LAUNCHES NATIONAL RFP FOR INAUGURAL PLANNED $4 BILLION 'HARVEST GRID DATA & POWER SITE' WITH NEW MDP FACTORY TO PARTNER WITH U.S. CITIES, COUNTIES AND STATES ON ENERGY, MAN
Municipal Data & Power (MDP) has launched a national RFP seeking partnerships with U.S. municipalities and states for its inaugural $4 billion "Harvest Grid Data & Power Site" and manufacturing facility.
New Builds
— PR Newswire
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Is Dominion’s plan to merge with NextEra good or bad for Virginians?
An evaluation of Dominion Energy's potential merger with NextEra and its implications for power supply in Virginia, a critical global data center hub.
Power & Energy Virginia
— Virginia Mercury
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Toronto company eyes building AI data centre on Hamilton’s shores
A Toronto-based technology company is exploring plans to construct a new artificial intelligence data center facility along the waterfront shores in Hamilton, Ontario.
New Builds Ontario
— CHCH
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