Data Center Infrastructure News & Events Briefing — September 21, 2026

The Fauquier County Planning Commission is recommending a change to local rules that would tighten limits on data center development. The piece is about county-level land use and zoning control over where data centers can be built, not a specific project commitment to power, water, or tax terms.

Siting, rezonings & approvals

Wilmington’s select board is considering a local prohibition on large data centers. That is a siting and zoning decision for the town, and the filing does not say which project would be affected or what power, water, tax, or land terms are on the table.

Tax abatements & incentives

The piece is about Project Jupiter in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, and the fight over its data center footprint, with water and air scrutiny still in play after a state court setback. It says the legal loss did not end the broader local battle over whether and how the project can move ahead.

Water & cooling

The piece says Pennsylvania’s abandoned mines and waste-heat reuse could be part of how new data centers in the state reduce their cooling footprint. It points to siting and water-side implications for a local buildout, but the excerpt does not say which projects are involved or what commitments any developer has already made.

Water & cooling

The piece is about a reported spill tied to a Secaucus data center and the fact that it was still unresolved more than a week later. It points to a water and cooling issue at a specific site, and to possible enforcement or oversight questions that the filing does not resolve.

Water & cooling

SpaceX has filed an FCC analysis on the debris and collision risks for a proposed orbital data center constellation. The filing is about regulation and environment in orbit, not a ground site, and it does not say anything about land, power, water, tax terms, or local approvals.

Orbital data centers

The piece is about a large data center being built in an Ohio town that is under economic strain. The excerpt points to the project’s cooling and water implications, but it does not say what power source, tax deal, land package, or local approvals are attached to it.

Water & cooling

Florida candidates are weighing in as data center projects continue to move through the state. The piece is about where these facilities are being built or proposed and the local political dispute around them, not about the operators' finances or cloud products.

Moratoriums & opposition

The piece is about rising local opposition to proposed data center development in central Wisconsin and the push for a moratorium or other local response. It appears to focus on community and zoning pressure rather than on power, water, or financing details.

Moratoriums & opposition

Buffalo is considering a two-year moratorium on new data centers. The piece is about local siting policy and community pushback, not a specific project approval or utility commitment.

Moratoriums & opposition

Wilmington voters will not get a ballot say on the data center issue. The story is about local control around a proposed project, not the project’s power, water, or tax terms.

Moratoriums & opposition

Perry Village is putting data center rules before voters in 2026. The piece is about local control over how developers can build and operate those projects, not a specific site commitment to power, water, or tax terms.

Tax abatements & incentives

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over an employee's death at the Whitehaven SpaceXAI facility in Memphis. The filing points to a legal dispute tied to a specific data center site and the conditions at that location, but the excerpt does not say what caused the death or what relief is being sought.

Moratoriums & opposition

A data center developer made a political contribution before a panel selection tied to a proposed local project. The piece points to questions about transparency and local decision-making, but the excerpt does not say whether any land use, tax, power, or water commitment was approved.

Tax abatements & incentives

The piece explains how land can be treated as "powered" only after grid connection work is far enough along, which fits the publication’s power and siting coverage. The excerpt does not identify a specific project, place, utility, or developer commitment beyond the general concept of grid connection stages.

Water & cooling