Salem discloses early Oakline data-center proposal at Mill Creek
Salem says Verrus is exploring an Oakline data-center project at Mill Creek Corporate Center, but no formal development application has been filed.
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Eugene Reviews Possible Data Center Uses at Former Hynix Campus
Eugene is reviewing whether data centers, manufacturing and other uses could be allowed at the former Hyundai/Hynix campus in west Eugene.
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FERC gives NERC until December to write grid rules for AI loads
FERC ordered NERC to propose reliability standards for AI and other computational loads by December 31, but no nationwide data-center mandate starts yet.
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Bloomington Planning Commission sets Aug. 26 data-center forum
Bloomington will hold a 5 p.m. Aug. 26 public forum at the BCPA as officials develop rules for qualifying large data centers during a six-month moratorium.
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Bethlehem considers new zoning rules for data centers
Bethlehem is considering rules that would require case-by-case review, extensive infrastructure and environmental studies, and wide setbacks for proposed data centers.
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ERCOT begins group review of large power projects in Texas
Texas is grouping data centers and other large electricity users into a new grid review as ERCOT prepares August classifications and longer-term transmission planning.
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Marietta council delays Powers Ferry data-center vote as moratorium takes effect
Marietta City Council tabled a vote on Prime Storage’s proposed Powers Ferry data facility while temporarily barring new city data-center rezoning and permit applications through December 31, 2026.
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El Paso City Council approves first data-center policy framework
El Paso approved a policy framework for future hyperscale data centers, recommending special permits, public review, resource disclosures and developer-cost protections while leaving implementation to later council action.
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Texas pauses ERCOT data-center grid approvals while regulators audit power, water and tax demands
Gov. Greg Abbott’s August 3 directive pauses new data-center grid-approval processing through ERCOT while state regulators review power use, water demand, ownership, tax incentives and community impacts.
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A 1-gigawatt data center is planned at Savannah River Site. What South Carolina residents should watch
A federal selection starts lease talks for a proposed AI data center and power complex at Savannah River Site. Construction, operation and key approvals have not begun.
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Apple Valley’s One-Year Data Center Moratorium Moves Into Local Zoning Review
Apple Valley adopted a one-year, citywide interim moratorium on data centers while officials study zoning, water, wastewater, infrastructure, public health and safety.
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DOE Drafts National Transmission Needs Study as Electricity Demand Rises
A DOE draft identifies transmission needs tied to data centers, manufacturing and electrification. Public comments are due September 7, 2026.
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Pocatello council to consider next action on proposed data center appeal
Pocatello’s City Council is scheduled to consider adopting its decision on CUP 26-003 and affirming the denial of a proposed data center at 1800 River Park Way.
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Henderson tables data-center moratorium and turns to project-by-project rules
The Henderson City Council tabled a proposed 180-day pause on new data-center applications July 21 and directed staff toward stronger project-specific standards for water, power, noise and residential setbacks.
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Hayward’s New Data-Center Rules Face Their First Major Test
Hayward’s 2026 data-center rules add City Council hearings for future projects, but they do not reopen STACK’s already approved 76.6-megawatt campus.
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Fort Worth council faces Aug. 11 vote on data-center moratorium process
Fort Worth City Council is scheduled to consider starting the legal process for a possible temporary pause on new data-center applications. The vote would not impose a moratorium, and the city says final action would not be considered until December.
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Tucson posts revised draft rules for large-scale data centers
A June 17 Tucson Planning Commission package proposes new siting, noise, energy, environmental and water-review requirements for large data centers, but no final citywide zoning rules have been adopted.
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Menomonie Council Begins Public Review of Tighter Data Center Zoning Rules
Menomonie officials reviewed a July 29 draft amendment for the city’s I-4 Data Center Industrial district on August 3, but took no action. The proposal would add equipment setbacks and standards for lighting, landscaping, water, wastewater, noise, stormwater and traffic.
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Casa Grande council to decide data center waiver tied to owners’ $140M claim
Casa Grande officials are asking the City Council to approve a property-specific Proposition 207 waiver with limits on water, power, noise and decommissioning for a proposed data center campus.
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Reno’s Data-Center Rules Remain Unsettled as Moratorium Runs Through August 2027
Reno is not accepting new data-center conditional-use applications during a temporary moratorium while city and regional planners study water, energy, land-use and community-impact standards.
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Utilities sought $9.2 billion in rate increases as regulators weigh who pays for grid growth
Utilities requested $9.2 billion in second-quarter rate increases as electricity prices rose, putting household costs and large-load infrastructure under review.
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Public comment closes on Amazon data center and Duke Energy engine permits in Richmond County
North Carolina regulators have closed public comment on proposed air permits for Amazon’s Hamlet data center and 645 diesel engines. DEQ has not issued final permits.