Data Center Infrastructure News & Events Briefing — November 1, 2026

The piece is about Hagerstown considering annexing 171 acres, with data center use drawing most of the public opposition. It centers on siting and local land-use decisions, with a community reaction angle.

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Southaven residents are disputing buyout offers tied to the proposed SpaceXAI project. The piece is about local opposition and the land acquisition side of a specific siting proposal, but it does not say what the developer is committing on power, water, tax, or land terms beyond the buyout dispute.

Moratoriums & opposition

The piece is a county-level guide to where data centers are already located in Tennessee. It points to the siting footprint of the industry rather than a single proposed project, and the excerpt does not say which counties are affected or what each site cost in land, power, water, or tax terms.

Moratoriums & opposition

The piece says a proposed underwater data center in Alaska would rely on more than 300 tidal turbines. It also flags the project’s possible conflict with endangered belugas, but the excerpt does not say who is backing it, whether it has permits, or what it would cost in power, water, or tax terms.

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The piece is about a proposed AI campus on 747 acres with nine buildings and a very large electricity demand, which puts siting and power use at the center of the project. The excerpt does not say whether the project has utility approvals, water agreements, tax incentives, or zoning outcomes.

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