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Editorial: SC Legislators can help locals make right data center calls
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (413+ words) Data centers can be an asset to our state, but only under the right circumstances " circumstances that typically are missing under current state law. Those right circumstances require preventing the data centers from forcing ratepayers to subsidize them through their…...
When the land is worth more than money
12+ hour, 51+ min ago (320+ words) People magazine recently reported that data center developers offered 86-year-old Mervin Raudabaugh of Pennsylvania $15 million for his 261-acre farm " approximately $60,000 an acre. "I was not interested in destroying my farms," he said. I understand Mr. Raudabaugh. Some things can't be…...
TigerDC won’t build $3B data center after Spartanburg leaders sour on tax break offer
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (753+ words) A data center proposal in Spartanburg County will not move forward after the company faced significant local pushback from residents and elected officials, the developer announced Feb. 27. SPARTANBURG " In the wake of local officials pulling support for steep property tax…...
$3B data center won’t get tax breaks, Spartanburg County leaders say ahead of crucial vote
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (1062+ words) Spartanburg County Council Chair Manning Lynch stands at a lectern before announcing that County Council would be voting against a fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreement for the Project Spero data center. SPARTANBURG " A contention $3 billion data center, which as recently as last week…...
The data center industry is seeking a bigger footprint in SC. Question is, who should regulate them?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (728+ words) QTS, a data center company based in Virginia, is building a facility in York County, near Clover. COLUMBIA " America runs on data centers. Banks use them to store financial transactions. Governments use them to maintain databases and facilitate the people's…...
Lawmakers consider new regulations for data centers
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (543+ words) COLUMBIA " South Carolina lawmakers are considering new regulations for large data centers to ensure that electric customers are not forced to shoulder the cost of the industry's growing energy demands. South Carolina lawmakers are considering new regulations for large data…...
Meta, YouTube design apps to addict kids, jury hears as landmark trial begins
3+ week, 2+ day ago (672+ words) Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms is among the big social media companies facing litigation over children's mental health. LOS ANGELES " Meta Platforms and YouTube deliberately designed products they knew would addict children, a lawyer for a woman suing the…...
A pitched debate over data centers in South Carolina is off and running as lawmakers seek balance
3+ week, 6+ day ago (747+ words) Colleton County residents turned out in force in December to protest a data center'proposed for the headwaters of the ACE Basin. COLUMBIA " S.C. Statehouse policymakers were talking about the role of data centers in the state's economic future long before legislation…...
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1+ mon, 1+ week ago (160+ words) Welcome to South Carolina Bride magazine!postandcourier.com The full edition PDF is being prepared, please wait" The full edition PDF is ready to view. Click and hold your mouse button on the page to select the area you wish…...
Data center regs get bipartisan traction
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1074+ words) An aerial rendering shows Meta's data center in Aiken County. As massive computer data centers continue to explode across South Carolina, a state senator with a history of bringing lawmakers together across ideological and party lines is preparing to introduce…...