Data Center Infrastructure News & Events Briefing — November 4, 2026

Clarksville is moving ahead with a water plant overhaul, and Microsoft is paying for the work. The filing does not say in the excerpt how the plant will change operations, what water impacts are expected, or whether the arrangement includes any tax or land terms.

Water & cooling

Oregon voters approved a charter amendment that restricts data centers, which is a local land-use and regulatory action affecting where projects can be built. The excerpt does not say what limits the amendment imposes, whether any specific project is affected, or how it changes power, water, or tax commitments.

Moratoriums & opposition

The piece is about a county commission shake-up in Box Elder County after a data center dispute. It points to local political fallout from siting controversy, but the excerpt does not say anything about new project commitments on power, water, tax, or land.

Water & cooling

Central Ohio voters are weighing local limits on data center development, with the dispute centered on how large these projects can be and what conditions they face. The excerpt points to a community and zoning fight, with the water and cooling issue also in view, but it does not specify any particular project commitments or deal terms.

Water & cooling

Voters in Pataskala and Granville backed a ban on large data centers. The filing does not say whether any specific project was planned there, so the main effect is on future siting and local land use in those communities.

Water & cooling

Urbana voters appear to have backed a ban on data centers and a recall of the mayor in the same election. The piece is about local opposition to a proposed data center build and the community response around it.

Moratoriums & opposition

A proposed large data center is moving into Cochise County, and the first community meeting is now on the calendar. The filing as presented does not say what power, water, tax, or land commitments are attached to the project, only that local residents will get a chance to hear about it.

Water & cooling

The Florida Public Service Commission rejected Duke Energy’s proposed data center plan, so the project does not yet have the regulatory green light it would need to move forward. The filing, as described here, centers on power and utility regulation in Florida; it does not say what specific load, tariff terms, land setup, or water arrangement were involved.

Grid, interconnection & tariffs

The piece says PJM has revised its data center backstop procurement plan and that ICF sees the change as lowering utility risk. It is about power-market rules for large loads and how those rules affect utilities in PJM territory.

Grid, interconnection & tariffs

The piece is about developers looking at golf courses as potential sites for data centers, with water savings used as part of the pitch. It concerns land use and siting, and it hints at water as a project tradeoff, but it does not say which specific projects moved forward or what any host community agreed to.

Water & cooling