Data Center Infrastructure News & Events Briefing — October 31, 2026

Olyphant is weighing a proposed settlement in a data center lawsuit, with the dispute centered on how the project is handled locally and what the deal would resolve. The filing does not say what the underlying project commitments were beyond the litigation amount, or how any settlement would affect power, water, land use, or taxes.

Moratoriums & opposition

The story is about a Mississippi resident fighting the effects of noise from a data centre site linked to SpaceX and refusing to sell his home. It concerns a local community conflict around an existing or proposed project, with the main issue being noise rather than power, water, or tax terms.

Moratoriums & opposition

Local leaders in Alton heard strong public opposition to a proposed data center. The filing points to a siting and community conflict, but it does not say whether the project has cleared any land-use, power, or water approvals.

Moratoriums & opposition

New York officials are reviewing a proposed data center with attention to utility costs, water use, and neighborhood effects. The filing, as described, points to community and resource questions rather than a confirmed build decision, and it does not state any final site approval or cost terms.

Water & cooling

The filing describes a proposed data center on Indianapolis’s east side and the community investment package tied to it. It says what the project offers the host community, but the excerpt does not spell out the land, water, or power commitments in detail.

Tax abatements & incentives

The piece is about how FERC rulings affecting PJM shift attention to state-level decisions in the area known as Data Centre Alley. It points to regulation and power-market rules rather than a single project, and it does not say that a specific data center has been approved, built, or changed hands.

Grid, interconnection & tariffs

The piece is about Google’s orbital data center effort and the first transmission from a satellite AI server back to Earth. It does not say anything about land, water, taxes, utility power, or community approvals for a specific host site.

Orbital data centers

The piece is about a company trying to turn satellites into space-based data centers. It is an orbital infrastructure story, but the excerpt does not say anything about land, power, water, taxes, permits, or a specific host community on Earth.

Orbital data centers

The piece is about two data center operators saying they will provide more disclosure about their facilities and operations. It does not describe a new site, a permit, power or water commitment, or a local deal.

Orbital data centers