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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 data center tax break as lawmakers pressure tech firms to cover the growing electrical infrastructure costs required to power AI facilities.
Policy Ohio
— CBS News
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More cities are pressing pause on data centers as local backlash grows
An increasing number of US cities are hitting pause on new data center developments as local community backlash and opposition to the industry continue to grow.
Policy Opposition
— MR Online
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Company bets $1.2 billion on massive Wyoming solar and battery hub for Meta data centers
A massive $1.2 billion solar and battery storage hub is being developed in Wyoming specifically to power Meta's hyperscale data centers.
Power & Energy
— Yahoo Finance
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Box Elder data center unrest will move to Cache County with protest set for May 30
Local opposition to data center developments in Box Elder, Utah, is expanding to Cache County, with a protest scheduled against the facilities.
Policy Opposition
— Cache Valley Daily
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Opposition to AI data centers is exploding across the country. This nuclear start-up might have the perfect solution.
As community opposition to the immense power demands of AI data centers grows nationwide, a nuclear start-up proposes an alternative clean energy solution to address industry-wide constraints.
Power & Energy
— MSN
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Community opposition helps halt proposed data centre in Armour Twp
Community opposition in Armour Township, Ontario, has successfully halted the development of a proposed data centre project.
Cancellations Cancellation Ontario
— BayToday.ca
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The Breaking Points: Water Is the New Constraint for AI Data Centers
Water and wastewater capacity are becoming critical constraints for new hyperscale AI data centers, impacting site selection, cooling designs, and municipal planning across the industry.
Cooling
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City of Van Wert and QTS Announce Data Center Campus in Northwest Ohio
The City of Van Wert and QTS have officially announced plans to construct a significant new data center campus in Northwest Ohio.
New Builds Ohio
— Mercer County Outlook
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Data centers need a lot of energy. Some turn to fossil fuels for power
Facing massive power requirements that outpace grid capacity, some data center operators are increasingly turning to fossil fuels to power their facilities.
Power & Energy
— AOL.com
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DTE Energy’s US$1.6b Battery Push Targets Grid And Data Center Demand
Michigan-based utility DTE Energy is launching a US$1.6 billion battery storage initiative targeting growing electricity demand from the grid and data centers.
Power & Energy
— simplywall.st
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How sustainable are Vancouver's AI data centres going to be?
An analysis examining the development of upcoming AI data centres in Vancouver, questioning their environmental impact and long-term sustainability plans.
Cooling BC
— Vancouver Sun
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Utah is raising the price of AI data center ambition
Utah is raising the barriers and costs for ambitious AI data center projects, reflecting growing local regulatory and infrastructure hurdles.
Policy
— Startup Fortune
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Feds Announce Telus AI Data Centre Expansion In BC For "sovereign" Computing | FULL Lens Vs Nantes (JiwjNTcUjM)
The Canadian federal government has announced the expansion of a Telus AI data centre in British Columbia to support sovereign computing initiatives.
AI Infra BC
— Mshale
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