Five counties across the PJM and MISO grids have written decommissioning-bond requirements into law in just eight months, each borrowing bond mechanics from existing solar and wind ordinances.
FERC's rejection of Talen's expanded Susquehanna-AWS co-location deal has become the precedent reshaping how data centers connect to power in PJM territory.
Voters in ten states rejected new data center development in 40 of 41 local ballot measures on November 3, in what trackers call the largest such wave on record.
BPI's dividend model cites a Louisiana parish payment far above its own projected household range, raising questions as counties weigh revenue-sharing deals without new taxes.
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.
Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal citizens voted 261-83 to ban data center construction for three years, turning down a deal Governor Wassana said could have brought $200 million a year.
Dixon's council froze data center and battery storage applications for 45 days on September 30, 2026, with no project yet filed and a threshold far below the state's new reporting floor.
A $24,000 donation, a leaked text, and a federal approval already in motion are fueling a Maryland gubernatorial fight over TeraWulf's Morgantown data center conversion.
Mayes County approved Lambda's data center with no tax abatement, while a utility executive's unpublished power study and an unverified $500 million tax estimate remain unconfirmed.
Oracle's force majeure notice on Project Jupiter sits atop a stalled air permit, a blocked pipeline route, and a grid queue already 87% data centers — and three New Mexico counties have already rewritten their rules in r
Landry's golf-course-to-data-center water ratios shift between 28 and 40, but neither matches the actual dollar figures parishes have negotiated.
ComEd's deposit and screening rules for data centers are pushing Midwest regulators toward similar large-load tariffs, though each state is building its own version.
Oregon's POWER Act has produced real rate surcharges and a governor now backing a full moratorium, with three key dates set to shape data center development next.
Water disputes in Fayette and Newton counties are shaping how Georgia officials, including an Effingham delegation, scrutinize a $20 billion data center project.
