Durham County eases future moratoriums after data-center vote
Durham city kept its data-center moratorium alive, and Durham County voted 4-0 to make future development moratoriums easier to adopt later.
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FERC orders grid operators to revisit large-load rules as data-center demand grows
United States Infrastructure and Power Grid – FERC gave six grid operators 60 days to justify or change large-load rules as data-center demand keeps rising.
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Heat wave triggers federal emergency action on the PJM grid
United States Infrastructure and Power Grid – DOE issued two time-limited emergency orders as PJM braced for extreme heat and projected peak demand.
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Birmingham Nebius lawsuit asks judge to halt Oxmoor data center work
Birmingham residents filed a June 29 suit over Nebius’ Oxmoor Valley project, and a July 1 hearing could decide whether work pauses for now.
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O’Connell administration reportedly seeks eminent domain to stop Nashville Zoo-adjacent data center
Nashville TN – Axios reports Mayor Freddie O’Connell wants condemnation power against a Zoo-adjacent DC Blox site, as a data-center moratorium heads to a July 7 hearing.
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Nashville moves to regulate large data centers before more projects advance
Nashville’s Mayor Freddie O’Connell signed EO 59 to support a temporary data-center moratorium while Metro Planning drafts new power, water, and noise rules.
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Lexington’s data center fight sharpens as city pauses approvals, writes rules
Lexington KY – The Urban County Council voted June 9 to pause certain data-center permit and plan reviews through Oct. 31, 2026, while it starts ZOTA zoning text.
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Charlotte City Council approves 150-day data center moratorium: permit and timeline impacts
Charlotte NC – After a June 8 vote, Charlotte put a 150-day pause on new data-center applications (June 8–Nov. 5) while staff draft rules.
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FERC orders grid operators to speed data-center power hookups—without cost shifting
United States Infrastructure and Power Grid – On June 18, 2026, FERC issued show-cause orders asking regional grid operators to justify or revise interconnection tariffs for very large loads.
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Dane County’s data center moratorium adds another local brake on hyperscale growth
Madison-area: Dane County signed an 18-month pause on hyperscale data center zoning permits for unincorporated towns through Dec. 2027.
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Dane County’s 18-month data center zoning moratorium: what it could mean for Mount Horeb
Mount Horeb WI – Dane County adopted an 18-month hyperscale data center zoning-permit moratorium. Here’s how to tell if it affects village limits.
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Nashville data center zoning heads to Metro Council July 7: buffers, noise, water
Metro Council will hold a July 7 public hearing on BL2026-1391, a substitute zoning plan adding buffer distances, closed-loop cooling, noise, and water checks.
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Spartanburg County votes to pause new data center applications for one year—what it means locally and where residents can comment June 25
Spartanburg SC – Spartanburg County Council imposed a 12-month pause on new data center applications June 22, with state hearings for Valara on June 25.
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Nashville data center zoning proposals, moratorium headed to July 7 public hearing
Metro Council will hold a July 7 public hearing on data-center zoning rules and a temporary permit moratorium tied to Nov. 1, 2026 in Nashville.
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El Paso keeps Meta data-center deal after council rejects exit talks
The June 9 vote left the Wurldwide/Meta agreement intact, pushing the data-center fight toward oversight, utilities and future rules.
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St. Louis data center zoning bill heads to aldermen with noise, power rules
St. Louis, MO – Board Bill 49 would create city zoning rules for data centers, adding size classes, setbacks, utility disclosures and public review.
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Syracuse Watches Otoe County Data-Center Pause as Debate Spreads
Syracuse, NE — Otoe County’s data-center pause remains active as Gage County weighs its own moratorium, putting water, power and zoning rules in focus.
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Seattle pauses large data centers as utility-cost fight begins
Seattle, WA — A one-year emergency moratorium pauses new large data centers while the city studies zoning, water, power demand and utility-rate protections.
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Spartanburg data-center air hearing set June 25; comments due July 31
Spartanburg, SC — SCDES will take public comments June 25 on Valara’s draft data-center air permit, with written comments open until July 31.
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Minneapolis committee advances data-center moratorium after hearing
Minneapolis leaders advanced a data-center moratorium after a June 16 hearing and a 5-1 committee vote, but the proposal still needs final council action.
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Spokane council introduces data center moratorium after Avista 500 MW pause
Spokane WA – Council members introduced a one-year moratorium on new data center permits as Avista paused a potential 500 MW request in Spokane.
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Seattle adopts emergency data-center moratorium as it studies power, water, rates
Seattle has paused new large data-center applications while officials study grid, water, land-use, and utility-rate impacts for residents and City Light customers.