Data Center Infrastructure News & Events Briefing — September 22, 2026

South Carolina regulators approved a permit tied to a Spartanburg data center, letting the project move forward on its power plan. The filing does not say what land was assembled, what water use is expected, or what local tax terms, if any, were attached.

Moratoriums & opposition

The piece is about organized opposition to data center projects in Nebraska and the way that opposition cuts across party lines. It points to a community and siting fight, not a specific project commitment on power, water, or tax terms.

Moratoriums & opposition

The piece explains a proposed tax increment financing district tied to a large data center project in Granger. It focuses on what the district would commit the area to in tax treatment and public finance, and on how council candidates and experts describe it.

Tax abatements & incentives

A Georgia data center project tied to OpenAI is facing legal action from an environmental group seeking to stop it. The filing appears to concern local siting and opposition, but the excerpt does not say what commitments the project makes on power, water, tax, or land.

Moratoriums & opposition

Virginia is weighing changes that would give local communities more leverage over data center proposals. The filing points to community benefits and a 25-megawatt threshold, but it does not say which specific projects would be affected or what limits would be imposed.

Tax abatements & incentives

Residents in Conneaut are organizing against a possible data center project and want it stopped before it advances further. The piece is about local opposition and early siting uncertainty, not a confirmed build or a disclosed project package.

Moratoriums & opposition

The piece says Alliance appears to be getting a data center and points readers to the likely site. It is a siting story with a local land-use question for the Ohio community hosting it, but the excerpt does not say what power, water, tax, or other commitments the project would bring.

Moratoriums & opposition

The piece appears to cover how data center growth has become a voter issue in Utah, with attention to the local political split over what communities take on. From the excerpt alone, the specific commitments or costs tied to any project are not stated.

Water & cooling

The piece is about a local protest over Wisconsin’s sales-tax exemption for hyperscale data center companies. It concerns public opposition to a tax incentive that would affect future data center projects in the state.

Tax abatements & incentives

Residents in Morgan County are pressing the county commission over local frustration tied to proposed data center development. The piece is about community opposition and how local officials are handling it; it does not say the filing committed the host to power, water, tax, or land terms.

Moratoriums & opposition

DeKalb County is said to have declined to greenlight a proposed Shadowbox Studios data center. The filing signals a local siting and approval dispute, but the excerpt does not say whether the county action was a permit denial, a zoning step, or a broader moratorium issue.

Moratoriums & opposition

California has moved to put state rules around data center development. The filing says the governor signed bills and used the occasion to press for federal action, but it does not say which projects are covered or what specific power, water, tax, or land terms the bills impose.

Water & cooling

The piece is about competing federal data center bills after a Senate block. It concerns regulation and legislation affecting where and how projects may be built, but the excerpt does not say which projects, states, power deals, or tax terms are at issue.

State policy & legislation

Aberdeen is supplying bulk water to a contractor tied to a data center project in Ellendale. The filing or excerpt does not say how much water is involved, what the cooling setup is, or what terms the contractor is getting.

Water & cooling

A former International Paper site in Natchez is being considered for a data center. The filing or excerpt does not say who the developer is, what the site would require for power or water, or whether there are any approvals, incentives, or local objections.

Water & cooling