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

The piece is about a proposed large data center project near Lansing and the pushback around it. It points to community opposition and the local siting fight, but the excerpt does not say what power, water, tax, land, or approval terms the project actually commits to.

Moratoriums & opposition

A local group has gathered enough signatures to force a special election on whether Heath should ban data centers. The story is about community opposition and local land-use rules, not the project’s power, water, or tax terms.

Water & cooling

The piece is about a proposed state bill aimed at protecting the Mahomet Aquifer from data center development, and the village’s support for those protections. It concerns water use and local siting rules, with the project details still at the proposal and legislative stage.

Water & cooling

Gregg Township approved a conditional use tied to a proposed data center. The filing does not say what land, power, water, or tax terms are attached, so this is only a land-use approval, not a full account of the project’s resource or fiscal footprint.

Moratoriums & opposition

TerraWatt presented its Riverbend data center proposal at an open house in Alton. The excerpt does not say what the project commits the host to on power, water, tax terms, or land use, or what questions were raised at the event.

Water & cooling

Hilliard reports that Amazon’s proposed data-center projects received property-tax breaks while also exceeding job targets. The filing, as described here, says something about local tax relief and hiring performance, but it does not say what land, power, water, or utility commitments came with the projects.

Tax abatements & incentives

Oklahoma City approved a first large data center project and attached zoning conditions to it. The piece appears to focus on siting and local land-use terms, with water and cooling also implicated by the source label.

Water & cooling

The piece is about land sales tied to Meta’s proposed data center site and the role of a state senator in handling those transactions. It points to the siting and money side of a specific project in Alabama, while the excerpt does not say whether the deal included tax terms, zoning changes, or other approvals.

Tax abatements & incentives

The piece is about a proposed data center campus in Eatonton, Georgia and says the developer is aiming for a future opening. The excerpt does not say what land has been secured, how power will be supplied, whether water use has been committed, or what taxes or incentives are attached.

Water & cooling

The piece is about communities seeking clearer disclosure around the terms of AI data center deals, especially the incentives and public tradeoffs involved. It points to local scrutiny of tax breaks and other deal terms, but the excerpt does not name a specific project or place.

Tax abatements & incentives

Walker County’s study committee has finished reviewing proposed restrictions on data centers. The piece is about local siting and regulation, and it appears to concern how the county may limit or condition future projects.

Moratoriums & opposition