Harpersville town council approves 6-month data center moratorium

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  NEWS·Mobile Co., AL

  Data center boom targets Texas’ most productive farmland, fueling power clashes

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• Aug 20
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Memphis considering year-long data center moratorium

  WPSD Local 6 · Shelby Co., TN
• Aug 20
  NEWS

  Village of Granville voters to decide whether to ban large data centers

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• Aug 19
  MORATORIUM·Alabama

  Alabama town left powerless against massive new Bitcoin mining data center after developer finds loophole in state zoning laws

  A 50-megawatt cryptocurrency mining data center proposed for Somerville, Alabama exploited a state constitutional loophole that prevents unincorporated counties from enforcing zoning laws. Morgan County and the town each passed moratoriums, but lack legal authority to block the project, prompting the town to explore zoning adoption.

  TechRadar · Alabama
• Aug 19
  NEWS·Alabama

  Doug Jones discusses key campaign issues with county voters

  Gubernatorial Democratic candidate Doug Jones met with voters in Dadeville to discuss his positions on rural healthcare, data centers, infrastructure and employment ahead of November's state election.

  TPI Media Group · Alabama · also at TPI Media Group
• Aug 19
  VOTE·Effingham Co., GA

  Data centers spur on power grid expansion in Southeast Georgia

  OpenAI's planned Effingham County data center requiring 3.2 gigawatts of power is spurring Georgia Power to expand the state's power grid, including adding a natural gas unit at the McIntosh Combined Cycle Facility and building 1,000 miles of new transmission lines. Environmental advocates and residents raised concerns at public hearings about air quality, costs to ratepayers, and grid reliability impacts.

  Bryan County News · Effingham Co., GA
• Aug 19
  LAWSUIT·Madison Co. (MS), MS

  Madison County Rejects Amazon’s Valuation Appeal for Canton Data Centers

  The Madison County Board of Supervisors rejected Amazon's appeal to reduce the valuation of its Canton data centers, upholding the tax assessor's $292 million per-building estimate instead of Amazon's proposed $69 million figure. The decision preserves approximately $5.8 million in expected annual tax revenue for the county.

  Mississippi Free Press · Madison Co. (MS), MS
• Aug 19
  NEWS·Tennessee

  Data center growth raises questions over East Tennessee power demand, who pays for expansion

  Headline onlyWATE 6 On Your Side · Tennessee · also at WATE 6 On Your Side, yahoo.com
• Aug 19
  MORATORIUM·Shelby Co., TN

  Memphis city passes the first reading of a year-long data center moratorium

  Headline onlyWBIR · Shelby Co., TN
• Aug 19
  NEWS·Davidson Co., TN

  Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee Cabinet Visit Fisk Amid Data Center Controversy

  Gov. Bill Lee and his cabinet visited Fisk University for a meeting and tour, presenting the president with a certificate of appreciation. The visit occurs amid ongoing controversy over Fisk's proposed 70,000-square-foot data center as part of its "Quantum Leap" campus redevelopment plan, which has drawn opposition from alumni, students, residents and a state representative citing environmental and resource concerns.

  The Tennessee Tribune · Davidson Co., TN
• Aug 19
  PERMIT

  Commission reviews data center ADEM permits

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• Aug 19
  MORATORIUM

  Push for a data center moratorium in St. Joseph County

  Five Republican St. Joseph County Council members and candidates are proposing a two-year pause on new data centers to assess the impact of two existing hyperscale projects before approving additional ones. The proposal would require five council votes following November's election and would first go to the Area Plan Commission for a public hearing.

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