Data Center Infrastructure News & Events Briefing — September 28, 2026

The filing says Lambda plans an AI data center in Mayes County and ties it to a large tax impact. The excerpt does not say what land, power, or water commitments are included, or whether any local approvals or incentives are already in place.

Water & cooling

The piece is about backlash to Virginia data center siting, with the focus on public opposition and what it says about how people are responding to those projects. It does not describe a specific new project commitment on land, power, water, or tax terms in the excerpt provided.

Moratoriums & opposition

A South Carolina law firm is asking regulators to revisit a decision tied to a proposed Spartanburg data center. The piece is about the legal and regulatory fight around siting a project in the state, and it does not say the project has been approved, built, or that the filing changed any project terms.

Moratoriums & opposition

Residents in Upper Burrell are organizing around local rules for a proposed data center. The piece centers on siting and community opposition in a Pennsylvania fracking area, and it does not say the project has secured approvals or committed specific power, water, tax, or land terms.

Moratoriums & opposition

Church groups are asking Microsoft to commit a small share of data center costs, and the company has gone quiet instead of answering in public. The piece is about who should pay for a project’s water- and cooling-related costs, and what the developer has not said about that request.

Water & cooling

The piece is about a data center project in Shippingport and the local reaction around it as construction begins. It points to siting and community conflict, but the excerpt does not say what land, power, water, tax, or zoning commitments the project actually carries.

Moratoriums & opposition

A Michigan survey found residents have strong views about data centers. The piece is about public reaction to proposed data center development, which affects community acceptance and local siting politics rather than a specific power, water, or tax deal.

Moratoriums & opposition

The Kentucky legislature is holding a listening session on data centers, which puts the issue in the public record but does not itself approve or deny a project. The excerpt does not say whether any specific site, utility deal, zoning action, or tax package is on the table.

Water & cooling

The headline points to a Senate fight over AI data-center policy, with Democrats split over how to handle it. The excerpt does not say what concrete project, site, utility commitment, or local approval is at issue.

State policy & legislation

The piece appears to be about a proposed data center project in Amber, Oklahoma, and the claim that it is unlikely to be stopped. The excerpt does not say what the project commits on power, water, taxes, or land, or what objections, approvals, or legal steps are driving that conclusion.

Water & cooling

A California firm says it intends to build a data center at Chouteau, Oklahoma. The filing excerpt does not say what land has been assembled, what power or water supply has been arranged, or whether the proposal has local approvals.

Water & cooling

Google is testing a data center concept in space by sending AI chips aboard a SpaceX rocket. The piece is about an orbital infrastructure experiment, not a terrestrial site, and it does not describe land, water, tax, or utility commitments for a host community.

Orbital data centers