Data Center Infrastructure News & Events Briefing — October 22, 2026

Dixon's City Council unanimously adopted a 45-day urgency moratorium on new data center and battery storage applications, even with no project yet filed.

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Four Georgia families have filed suit alleging that construction of a Meta data center polluted their well water. The filing raises water, environmental, and legal questions about what the project may have done to nearby private wells, but the excerpt does not say whether the data center is operating or what specific contamination was found.

Water & cooling

Michigan regulators are taking public comments on a wastewater permit tied to onsite water treatment for a proposed data center in Saline Township. The filing points to wastewater handling and permitting, but it does not say how much water the project will use, how the site will be powered, or what tax or land deal may be attached.

Water & cooling

Stafford supervisors voted to condemn land for a pipeline tied to reuse water for a data center. The filing says the county is using land condemnation to support water infrastructure for the project, but it does not say who will pay for the pipe, how much water the data center will use, or whether the site has other approvals in hand.

Water & cooling

Onondaga County is still studying whether data centers fit locally, while County Executive Ryan McMahon is pressing Albany to end a tax exemption that affects their economics. The filing says nothing about a specific project, site, or deal terms beyond the tax question.

Tax abatements & incentives

Calvert County officials were not brought into a proposed Constellation-Amazon power arrangement tied to Calvert Cliffs. The piece is about local political pushback and the lack of consultation around an energy deal that could affect the county.

Moratoriums & opposition

Memphis council members approved a pause on new data center projects, and the headline says they did so without fully understanding the measure they were voting on. The piece centers on local zoning and transparency in a Southeast city, with the pause affecting where new projects can move forward.

Moratoriums & opposition

Residents in Goochland are still pushing back over a proposed data center project in the West Creek area, while a judge considers whether to dismiss the related TOD lawsuit. The filing points to an ongoing siting and legal dispute; it does not say whether the project has secured power, water, tax, or land commitments.

Moratoriums & opposition

Loudoun County ended plans for a proposed Amazon data center after community opposition. The filing, as described here, does not say what power, water, tax, or land commitments were tied to the project or what specific concessions were under discussion.

Water & cooling

The piece is about Memphis residents pushing back against a proposed data center buildout and the pollution concerns tied to it. It focuses on local opposition and the city’s debate over whether to pause or limit that development.

Moratoriums & opposition

Upper Burrell planners approved local rules for data centers in a 5-0 vote and kept the gas requirement in place. The filing does not say whether any specific project is proposed, how much land is involved, or what the rules would commit the township to on power, water, taxes, or infrastructure.

Moratoriums & opposition

A developer withdrew a proposed data center plan in the Philadelphia suburbs after public opposition. The filing signals a siting fight that ended before approval, and it does not say the project will move forward elsewhere or give details on power, water, tax, or land commitments.

Moratoriums & opposition

The piece is about Geronimo Power contesting a proposed moratorium before a vote in Harmony Township. It is a local siting and zoning fight, but the excerpt does not say what commitments the project makes on land, power, water, or taxes, only that the developer is pushing back.

Moratoriums & opposition

Texas counties are moving to tighten groundwater rules as data center growth adds pressure to local water supplies. The piece is about local regulation, water demand, and the siting consequences for projects that rely on groundwater access.

Water & cooling

The piece says the Leola data center’s conditional use permit request has been tabled again. That points to an unresolved siting and zoning step, but the excerpt does not say what the applicant asked for beyond the permit or why the delay happened.

Siting, rezonings & approvals

Savannah and Chatham County are set to consider a data center ordinance alongside updates to the 2040 comprehensive plan. The excerpt does not say what the ordinance would change, whether any project is named, or what commitments on land, power, water, or tax relief are on the table.

Siting, rezonings & approvals

Digital Realty is proposing a large data center campus in Indiana. The filing as given points to a siting and money story, but it does not say whether the project has secured land, utility power, water, tax treatment, or local approvals.

Tax abatements & incentives

The piece says a proposed AI data center tied to a San Francisco mall is running into power and permitting obstacles. It points to siting and utility constraints, but the excerpt does not say what power source, water use, tax deal, or land transaction is actually in place.

Water & cooling

Xcel Energy is proposing a tariff or billing change meant to keep data center-related power costs from being shifted onto ordinary customers. The piece is about how a utility is handling large-load cost allocation in its service territory, not about a specific project site.

Grid, interconnection & tariffs

The piece is about a proposed data center project in Yukon, Oklahoma, and a reported change in its water plan. It centers on what the developer does or does not plan to use for cooling, which affects local water demand and utility planning.

Water & cooling