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Sacramento utility leaders decry data centers, call for stronger protections - Abridged – PBS KVIE

Sacramento utility leaders are criticizing data center projects and asking for stronger protections around how those projects are handled. The piece appears to focus on local oversight and the community impacts tied to power and cooling demands, not on a specific approved build.

Nov 12, 2026
Reno pauses new data center approvals as officials weigh water, power rules - KRXI2

Reno has paused approvals for new data center projects while city officials consider rules tied to water use and power demand. The piece points to local siting and permitting pressure, but it does not say what new standards would be adopted or whether any specific project has been approved, denied, or withdrawn.

Nov 11, 2026
Large Dauphin County data center moves forward despite utility, pollution concerns from neighbors

The project is still advancing in Dauphin County, but neighbors are raising utility and pollution concerns. The filing, as presented here, does not explain the project’s full power needs, water demand, tax terms, or site specifics beyond that local objections are centered on those impacts.

Nov 11, 2026
Congress’s Permitting Bill Is a ‘Massive Giveaway’ to the AI Data Center Industry, Critics Warn

The piece is about federal permitting legislation and how critics say it would ease development conditions for AI data centers. It points to policy changes that could affect where and how projects get approved, but the excerpt does not name a specific site, project, or financial commitment.

Nov 9, 2026
Google Announces Its First Wyoming Data Center with $17B Investment and Power Partnerships

Google says it plans its first data center in Wyoming and ties the project to a large investment and power arrangements. The filing does not say how the site will be supplied with water, what land or zoning changes are involved, or what tax terms the host community will get.

Nov 9, 2026
Ameren plans investments beyond $38 billion for data center demand - ET Datacenters

Ameren is describing additional capital spending tied to expected data center load growth. The filing excerpt does not say which projects will be built, where they will be sited, or whether the spending will come with new water, tax, or land commitments.

Nov 8, 2026
Duke Energy signs zero data center customers in Q3 as tariff review stalls deals - The Business Journals

Duke Energy says it did not sign any new data center customers in the quarter because a tariff review is slowing large-load dealmaking. The piece is about how utility rate design and interconnection terms affect where data center load can be added in Duke’s territory.

Nov 5, 2026
13 GW At Immediate Risk As Texas Data Center Developers Face New Power Struggle

The piece is about Texas data center developers facing a new dispute over power, with the immediate risk framed around a very large amount of planned load. It points to a project-level electricity problem in Texas, not a cloud software or chip story, and it does not say the projects are canceled.

Nov 4, 2026
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Florida Public Service Commission rejects Duke Energy’s data center plan

The Florida Public Service Commission rejected Duke Energy’s proposed data center plan, so the project does not yet have the regulatory green light it would need to move forward. The filing, as described here, centers on power and utility regulation in Florida; it does not say what specific load, tariff terms, land setup, or water arrangement were involved.

Nov 3, 2026
PJM’s revised data center backstop procurement plan reduces utility risks: ICF

The piece says PJM has revised its data center backstop procurement plan and that ICF sees the change as lowering utility risk. It is about power-market rules for large loads and how those rules affect utilities in PJM territory.

Nov 3, 2026
OpenAI pitches data center power plants as a way to protect nearby areas

The piece is about OpenAI floating a plan for data center power plants and how that would affect the local grid and nearby communities. It does not say that a specific project has been approved, built, or funded, and it does not give project-level details on site, water use, tax terms, or land.

Nov 2, 2026
DEP Ready to OK Gas Fuel Cells for 2 GW Shippingport Data Center

The filing points to state review of gas-fueled power for a proposed 2 GW data center at Shippingport. It concerns electricity supply and the siting of a large load in western Pennsylvania, but it does not say the project is approved or fully built.

Nov 2, 2026
Wisconsin utility Alliant Energy expects to sign 1GW of data center supply contracts in next six months

Alliant Energy is describing a future power-supply deal pipeline for data centers in Wisconsin. The filing or excerpt does not say which projects are involved, how much land or water they would need, whether any approvals are pending, or what costs would land on customers or local governments.

Nov 2, 2026
TerraVolt plans 240 MW behind-the-meter data center campus in Idaho

TerraVolt is planning a 240 MW data center campus in Idaho and says it would be behind the meter. The excerpt does not say what land, power, water, tax, or local approval commitments come with the project.

Nov 2, 2026
Massive AI Data Center Sparks Backlash Despite Clean Energy Promises

The piece appears to concern backlash to a proposed AI data center and the gap between its clean-energy claims and the community or environmental costs tied to power and water use. It does not give a specific host site, utility deal, or approval outcome in the excerpt provided.

Nov 1, 2026
State Regulators Displeased with MISO Large Load Cost-shifting Plan

State regulators are pushing back on a MISO proposal that would spread large-load costs more broadly, which puts the dispute in the rates and regulation lane. The piece is about how cost allocation for large power users would land on utilities and customers in the Midwest region; it does not describe a specific data center site or a local project approval.

Nov 1, 2026
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Alaska's 300 endangered belugas face an underwater data center proposal with more than 300 tidal turbines

The piece says a proposed underwater data center in Alaska would rely on more than 300 tidal turbines. It also flags the project’s possible conflict with endangered belugas, but the excerpt does not say who is backing it, whether it has permits, or what it would cost in power, water, or tax terms.

Nov 1, 2026
Nine buildings. 747 acres. Enough electricity for a small city — many times over.

The piece is about a proposed AI campus on 747 acres with nine buildings and a very large electricity demand, which puts siting and power use at the center of the project. The excerpt does not say whether the project has utility approvals, water agreements, tax incentives, or zoning outcomes.

Oct 31, 2026
Ramaswamy urges Ohio regulators to delay data center power plant vote

The piece is about a proposed Ohio data center-related power plant vote and a push to delay it. It centers on regulatory timing and future power costs, which affects the host community and utility planning more than the operator itself.

Oct 30, 2026
FERC’s rulings on PJM, home of ‘Data Centre Alley,’ put the spotlight on states

The piece is about how FERC rulings affecting PJM shift attention to state-level decisions in the area known as Data Centre Alley. It points to regulation and power-market rules rather than a single project, and it does not say that a specific data center has been approved, built, or changed hands.

Oct 30, 2026
Glendale Approves Project Eagle: 160-Acre Data Center Campus to Include 700-MW Gas Power Plant

Glendale approved a proposed data center campus tied to a large gas-fired power plant, which puts the project squarely in power and siting. The excerpt does not say what water supply, cooling method, tax treatment, or utility cost terms the project will use.

Oct 30, 2026
Pennsylvania Candidates Push Self-Supply Rules for Data Center Power and Water Ahead of Local Ordinances

Pennsylvania's new executive order forces data center developers to self-supply power within their grid zone before the state will even review a permit.

Oct 29, 2026
Pennsylvania Candidates Push Self-Supply Rules for Data Center Power and Water Ahead of Local Ordinances

Pennsylvania's new executive order forces data center developers to self-supply power within their grid zone before the state will even review a permit.

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Oct 29, 2026
AI has come for Arizona’s water

The piece is about data center-driven water demand in Arizona and how that pressure affects local water supplies. It appears to connect AI infrastructure with utility and cooling use in the state, but the excerpt does not specify a particular project, operator, or financing deal.

Oct 29, 2026
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18MW Bitcoin mine proposed in Jersey County, Illinois

A Bitcoin mining project has been proposed for Jersey County, Illinois. The filing as given does not say whether it would use utility power, private generation, water for cooling, or what local approvals, tax terms, or land controls would apply.

Oct 29, 2026

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