Atlanta zoning panel puts data-center ordinance in limbo for Adair Park / West End
Atlanta’s Zoning Committee voted Monday to hold a data-center ordinance tied to SPI-21 rules in Adair Park near West End MARTA for now.
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Fort Worth Zoning Commission sends data center rules back to City Council
Fort Worth’s Zoning Commission voted 7–4 on July 8 to reject proposed data center zoning standards, sending the ordinance back to City Council.
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El Paso City Council to vote on Data Center Policy Framework—permits, taxes, utilities
El Paso TX – The July 20 work session includes a vote on a Data Center Policy Framework that could change permits, notification, and incentives.
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St. Louis Board Bill 49 would set data center zoning rules—who it affects
St. Louis MO – Board Bill 49 would add a data-center zoning chapter defining Micro/Standard/Major projects and building in noise, heat, and air reporting.
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Miami County data-center zoning hearing July 20: what Peru residents should read
Miami County will hold a July 20, 2026 hearing in Peru on proposed data-center zoning rules. Read the “as of 6/25/26” ordinance draft and the moratorium first.
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Cleveland City Council approves a three-month pause on new standalone data centers—what residents and businesses should watch next
Cleveland OH – Council approved an emergency moratorium pausing permits for new standalone, principal-use data centers through Oct. 16, 2026. Extensions up to 3 more months possible.
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Indianapolis council committee advances data-center moratorium: what’s next
Indianapolis’ data-center moratorium cleared a key City-County Council committee on July 13. The full council votes Aug. 10, then MDC zoning steps follow.
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Columbus City Council July 22 hearing on data centers, lead service lines: how to comment
Columbus residents can email testimony to Councilmember Christopher L. Wyche’s office by noon July 21 for a July 22 hearing on data centers and lead service lines.
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Spokane data center moratorium: what the new 1-year building-permit freeze means—and the July 22 public hearing
In late June 2026, Spokane City Council approved an emergency 1-year moratorium on new data-center building permits—public hearing July 22.
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Fort Worth council seeks pause on new data centers after zoning vote
Fort Worth TX – After a 7–4 vote recommending denial of new data-center rules, five council members seek a temporary pause; Aug. 11 is next.
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Nashville data center moratorium & zoning rules: ticketed hearing Tuesday
Metro Council used ticketed signups for July 7 data-center public hearings. Here’s what BL2026-1448 and BL2026-1391 do—and how to speak.
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Louisville data center rules: July 10 comment deadline + July 9 Camp Ground town hall
A July 9 town hall in Louisville heard concerns over a west-end Camp Ground Road data center. WAVE/WDRB reported Friday, July 10, but other outlets cited Thursday/July 9.
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Shelby County data center ordinance heads to July 28 Plan Commission
A draft Data Center Overlay District would require large setbacks, noise limits, and utility sign-offs—starting with a July 28 Plan Commission public hearing in unincorporated Shelby County.
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Fort Worth data center rules: June 30 open house, July 8 zoning vote
Fort Worth held a June 30 open house on proposed data-center zoning, noise and water rules. The next step is the Zoning Commission July 8.
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St. Louis data-center zoning: Board Bill 49’s tiered buffers, baseline-noise limits, and “Public Impact Agreement” explained (committee vote set for July 7)
St. Louis’ Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee is scheduled to hear Board Bill 49 on July 7. The committee-amended text would create a new zoning chapter for data centers—splitting them into micro, standard, and major categories and adding distance buffers, baseline-noise rules, and extra disclosures, including a “Public Impact Agreement” requirement for major projects.
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El Paso widens its Meta data center fight into ratepayer and CBA talks
El Paso is challenging a $551.8 million McCloud power plant tied to a planned Meta data center and voted to start negotiating a community benefits agreement.
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St. Louis weighs data-center incentive ban, monitoring and zoning rules
St. Louis MO – Three city bills are moving through committee, including a ban on data-center incentives, monitoring rules and zoning limits for where big facilities can be built.
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Nashville Council set for July 7 hearing on data-center rules and moratorium
Metro Council will hear two data-center bills Tuesday, while the mayor’s separate condemnation move near the Nashville Zoo adds another layer to the dispute.
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Minneapolis council approves 5-month data center pause, adds carve-out
Minneapolis approved a five-month pause on new data center projects, but downtown facilities under 350,000 square feet are exempt while staff study rules.
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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.