Data Center Infrastructure News & Events Briefing — September 29, 2026

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.

From Our Desk

Developers are discussing a proposed data center near Mahomet and saying it would not add to local energy or water demand. The filing or reporting leaves open community concern about that claim and does not show a final approval or a committed utility deal.

Water & cooling

The piece says the governor nominee would issue a moratorium on data centers if elected. That makes it a siting and regulation story in New Mexico, with the local political fight centered on whether new projects should be paused.

Water & cooling

The piece is about DartPoints' response to local opposition to a proposed data center in Lexington. It points to community pushback and the siting fight, but the excerpt does not say what the project commits on power, water, tax terms, or land.

Moratoriums & opposition

This is about local opposition to a proposed data center in Archer County, with a state lawmaker joining residents in that objection. The excerpt does not say what the project would commit on power, water, tax, or land, or whether any filing or developer details were presented.

Water & cooling

The piece is about local opposition to a proposed data center project and the efforts to keep protests going. It centers on community resistance, not on the project’s power, water, tax, or land commitments.

Moratoriums & opposition

The piece is about a Wisconsin Rapids politician facing fallout over an email tied to anti-data center signs. It concerns local opposition politics around a proposed data center, not the project’s power, water, tax, or land terms.

Moratoriums & opposition

A local forum in Casper exposed that residents still lack basic information about a proposed data center and its likely effects. The piece is about community transparency around a specific project, and it does not say the filing has resolved the project’s power, water, tax, or land commitments.

Water & cooling

The piece is about what a county can bargain over when a data center is proposed, with the emphasis on local leverage rather than the operator’s pitch. It points to community-facing terms such as land use, permits, and likely utility or tax issues, but the excerpt does not say which specific deal points were actually on the table.

Water & cooling

Protesters are raising environmental concerns about a proposed data center and its local impacts. The filing excerpt points to community opposition, but it does not say what project commitments were made on power, water, land, tax terms, or approvals.

Moratoriums & opposition

Mahomet is reopening talks over a possible data center after having turned away an earlier prospect. The filing does not say what land, power, water, tax, or zoning terms are under discussion, so the project details remain unspecified.

Moratoriums & opposition

The piece is about local protest against Project Midspan. It points to community opposition to a proposed project, but the excerpt does not say what the project is, where it would be built, or what commitments it carries for power, water, tax, or land.

Moratoriums & opposition

Zone Frontier has leased land for a proposed Texas data center campus that could reach 500 MW. The filing as given does not say what power, water, tax, or land-use commitments are in place beyond the land lease itself.

Water & cooling

The story says Oracle’s Project Jupiter is running into access and permitting problems tied to the pipeline and water system it would need. It describes a project-level siting and utility issue, but the excerpt does not say what permits are missing, who controls the pipeline, or whether any final approval has been denied.

Water & cooling

A Wisconsin report looks at how the state could replace property tax revenue lost through data center incentives. The piece is about the fiscal tradeoff for local governments and the tax side of hosting a data center, not a specific build decision.

Tax abatements & incentives

Aurora is being considered for additional data center development. The filing does not say what specific sites, utility commitments, tax terms, or community approvals are attached to the proposal.

Tax abatements & incentives

Europe and the UAE are said to be planning a proposed orbital data center with 50 connected computers and a shared model-selection layer for satellite-sensor data. The filing does not say what land, water, tax, or local utility commitments, if any, the project would require on Earth.

Orbital data centers