Data Center Infrastructure News & Events Briefing — September 16, 2026
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Today's briefing brings you 38 stories across power & grid, community & opposition, money & incentives and siting & approvals from the county boards, utilities and regulators deciding where the servers land. Leading today: FERC Directs New York Independent System Operator to Revise Tariff to Expedite Data Center Development - akingump.com.
power
FERC is telling New York’s grid operator to change its tariff so data center projects can move through interconnection more quickly. The filing is about power access and the rules that govern it; it does not say which projects will get built, what they will cost hosts, or whether any specific site has been approved.
Grid, interconnection & tariffs
The piece is about a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order that would require grid operators to rewrite interconnection and tariff rules for large data center loads. It concerns how new data center demand is handled on the power side, not a specific site, land deal, or water commitment.
Grid, interconnection & tariffs
The piece says Savannah River Site is slated to host a proposed 1-gigawatt data center, which puts the story in siting and power. The excerpt does not say what land deal, water plan, tax package, interconnection terms, or local approvals are attached to the project.
Power supply & generation
Brookfield is said to be planning a large data center campus at the DOE’s Kentucky nuclear enrichment site. The filing or report, as given, does not say how the project will be powered, whether it will use water, what land or tax terms are involved, or what local approvals are still needed.
Power supply & generation
PJM is broadening its response to growing data center load as capacity problems in its region worsen. The piece points to power-system planning and interconnection pressure on large loads, not to a specific project filing or local siting deal.
Grid, interconnection & tariffs
Duke Energy is proposing separate utility rules for data centers in North Carolina. The piece is about how a utility would structure service terms for a specific class of large load in the state, not about a single project being built.
Grid, interconnection & tariffs
Duke Energy is said to be considering a large-load tariff that stays light on requirements for big power users. The piece appears to focus on how that pricing approach could affect who pays for the added grid burden in Duke's territory.
Grid, interconnection & tariffs
Five US grid operators are asking for more time on FERC’s deadline for handling data center power requests. The filing, as described here, concerns how utilities and grid operators manage large-load interconnection and tariff rules, not a specific project site or commitment.
Grid, interconnection & tariffs
community
Pennsylvania regulators are asking whether the state’s grid can absorb more data center load without hurting reliability. The piece centers on power planning for a proposed buildout, with the public utility commission and PJM in the background, and it does not say that any specific project has won final approval or secured power.
State policy & legislation
North Carolina officials say they will enforce a new federal pledge tied to Duke Energy’s data center load. The filing points to power and tariff rules, not a specific site or construction commitment.
Grid, interconnection & tariffs
The House is set to consider a bill that would try to limit how much data center electricity demand is passed through to other customers. The excerpt does not say which projects, utilities, or states would be covered, or what specific cost rule the bill would change.
State policy & legislation
Loudoun County supervisors are set to discuss whether to impose a moratorium on new data center development. The piece is about local siting rules and county approval, with no details in the excerpt on any power, water, tax, or land commitments by a specific project.
Siting, rezonings & approvals
Stokes County commissioners approved rezoning tied to a proposed data center project. The filing does not say whether the project has secured power, water, tax terms, or any other local commitments.
Siting, rezonings & approvals
The bill would pause new AI data center construction and approvals in New Jersey for six months. It is a state-level siting and community fight about whether projects can move forward at all, not a project approval itself.
State policy & legislation
The story says Texas governor Greg Abbott is ordering penalties for data centers that do not report water use. It concerns state oversight of water disclosure by a data-center sector in Texas, but the excerpt does not say which projects are covered or what penalties would apply.
Water & cooling
A Secaucus data center is tied to a diesel spill that reached a Hackensack River tributary. The filing, as presented here, does not say whether the spill came from backup generation, what caused it, or what cleanup, fines, or operational changes followed.
Water & cooling
Property owners have pulled back an annexation request tied to a proposed Amazon data center, which means the siting path for the project is now less certain. The filing does not say whether the project is dead, only that this land step has been withdrawn.
Moratoriums & opposition
The piece is about a proposed data center in Trenton and the public concern that the project is not being disclosed clearly enough. It points to a community-facing siting issue and likely a local approval process, but the excerpt does not say what utilities, tax terms, or land commitments the project includes.
Power supply & generation
The state commission rejected a legal challenge to a proposed data center project in Spartanburg County. The filing does not say what the project will use for power, water, tax treatment, or land commitments.
Projects & construction
Effingham County is considering tighter rules on where and how data centers can be built. The piece is about local siting limits and the county’s response to proposed development, not about a specific project filing or utility deal.
Moratoriums & opposition
Leavenworth County is holding a special meeting so nearby residents can weigh in on a proposed 1,000-acre data center site. The filing says this is about local opposition and neighbor input; it does not say the project has been approved, nor does it give details on power, water, tax terms, or land commitments beyond the acreage mentioned.
Moratoriums & opposition
The council declined to revisit a data center agreement, which keeps the deal in place for now. The excerpt does not say what project terms were under review, what concessions were attached, or whether the decision involved land, power, water, or tax treatment.
Tax abatements & incentives
New York is considering a community investment requirement tied to data center size, with the burden framed as dollars per megawatt. The excerpt does not say whether this is a passed rule, a proposal, or how it would be enforced.
Water & cooling
A Florida county has changed its zoning rules to allow a data center, which is a siting decision that opens the door to a possible project but does not mean one is committed yet. The excerpt does not say whether a developer has filed plans, what site is involved, or what power, water, tax, or land terms would come with any project.
Moratoriums & opposition
West Virginia lawmakers were told that data centers could factor into efforts to improve the state’s water situation. The excerpt points to a water and cooling angle, but it does not say what project was discussed, what commitments were made, or whether any site, utility, or developer is already involved.
Water & cooling
The piece is about Texas data center jobs and the lack of a public statewide count. On the excerpt provided, it points to the jobs and incentives side of data center development in Texas, but it does not say how many jobs any specific project promises or what tax deal is attached.
Tax abatements & incentives
The item appears to be about data center companies holding talks in Port Washington, which points to local project siting and possible incentives discussion. The excerpt does not say what was proposed, whether any land, power, water, or tax commitment was made, or what the companies asked for.
Tax abatements & incentives
Aurora is considering setback rules that would limit how close data centers can be built to homes. The piece is about local siting and neighborhood impact, with the practical question being how the city balances project location against nearby residents.
Water & cooling
money
New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill aimed at setting a large-load tariff for data centers. The filing does not say how the tariff would work in practice, which projects it would cover, or how costs would be assigned.
Grid, interconnection & tariffs
The piece is about a Duke Energy tariff fight in Florida and how it could affect what data center load pays for under utility rate rules. It centers on power costs and ratepayer protections, not on a specific project buildout.
Grid, interconnection & tariffs
A data center has broken ground near a former coal plant campus in Beaver County. The filing says the project is happening at a specific site, but it does not say what power deal, water source, tax package, or land-use approval is attached to it.
Projects & construction
St. Louis approved a Midtown data center plan that is tied to projected tax revenue for the city over the next decade. The filing says what the project could contribute in tax terms, but it does not spell out the land deal, power supply, water use, or any clawback terms in the excerpt provided.
Tax abatements & incentives
DeKalb County has halted a proposed 1 million-square-foot data center plan. The piece is about local siting and permitting in Georgia, and it also points to another data center proposal surfacing elsewhere in the state, but the excerpt does not say whether the project involved power, water, tax terms, or land assembly details.
Tax abatements & incentives
Montana lawmakers are preparing a bill that would shift some of the cost and risk of data center power demand away from ordinary ratepayers. The filing points to state policy around who pays for large-load electricity service, but it does not say there is a specific project approval or a named site in this excerpt.
State policy & legislation
The piece is about how data center growth can affect electric bills and utility rates for South Carolina customers. It appears to focus on the power cost side of hosting new load, not on a specific project or site.
Water & cooling
Google is identified as the end user for the proposed Project Clydesdale data center campus in Tulsa County. The excerpt does not say what the project has secured on land, power, water, tax treatment, or local approvals, so those commitments are not clear from this filing.
Projects & construction
This is about an orbital data center project, not a terrestrial siting, power, water, or tax dispute. The excerpt says StarDetect is building an orbital constellation and has GPUs in orbit, but it does not say what land, utility, or public-fiscal commitments any host community is taking on.
Orbital data centers
siting
The piece says a data center company is interested in possibly building a center in Humboldt County. On the record here, that is only a proposal-level siting story; it does not say the company has bought land, sought approvals, or committed power, water, or tax terms.
Water & cooling