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Louisiana tries to keep data centers off residents' power bills as Landry courts them
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (637+ words) A new executive order from Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry aims to attract AI-powering data centers to the state while protecting residents from the higher electricity bills that can accompany the energy-intensive facilities. According to the Louisiana Illuminator, Louisiana Economic Development…...
New York town freezes giant data centers until 2029 as residents warn of soaring power bills
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (587+ words) The area has been affected by three Superfund sites. After residents gathered outside East Fishkill Town Hall chanting, "We can't drink data," local officials voted unanimously to put the brakes on large data centers. The three-year freeze reflects a growing…...
Texas grid is swamped by data center power requests 5x its all-time peak demand
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (590+ words) Regular customers should not have to absorb the infrastructure costs. Texas is quickly becoming a major hub for the AI boom, but the massive electricity demand tied to that growth is now colliding with rising concerns about the state's power…...
In Phoenix, workers build data centers that could make their own neighborhoods 4 degrees hotter
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (590+ words) Phoenix's expanding data center boom, one Arizona advocate says, could intensify heat in the neighborhoods around those projects. The concern comes as extreme temperatures already make outdoor construction work in the city a matter of survival. In a commentary for…...
Minnesota council backs data center freeze after 700 residents petitioned
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (405+ words) It would draw about five megawatts daily, or roughly the electricity use of up to 4, 800 homes. One Minnesota community is temporarily pausing all new data center projects while officials weigh residents' concerns and the possibility of legal action from a…...
Florida's 800-acre data center plan is withdrawn after backlash over hum, lights, and water
22+ hour, 44+ min ago (497+ words) "I'm so thankful for all of the great people I met along the way and for what we have accomplished." Public pressure helped sink a major data center proposal in Florida's Citrus County, and residents who opposed it are treating…...
'I am. .. against higher gas and electric bills': Massachusetts governor freezes data center tax breaks
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (445+ words) The state is trying to stop ratepayers from absorbing additional costs. Massachusetts is putting the brakes on fast-growing data centers as concerns mount over electricity demand, water use, and neighborhood impacts." On Thursday, June 25, Gov. Maura Healey said data centers…...
Illinois city hits pause on data centers for a year amid water, power, and noise fears
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (462+ words) Carbondale, Illinois, is putting the brakes on one of the fastest-growing " and most controversial " types of development in the country. City leaders voted to halt new data center projects for a year as they figure out how to regulate them....
County in Iowas freezes new data center developments as water, power fears spread
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (462+ words) Before opening more rural land to data center development, Woodbury County wants a year to study the issue. Its temporary halt places it alongside other Iowa communities that are sorting through the tradeoff between potential economic benefits and concerns over…...
Colorado communities impose data center moratoriums amid revolt over power, water, and tax breaks
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (478+ words) "Data centers should not get a free pass." Concern over what data centers could mean for electricity demand, water supplies, pollution, and taxpayer incentives is leading Colorado communities to reconsider how quickly those projects should grow. According to the Colorado…...