Data Center Infrastructure News & Events Briefing — November 12, 2026

Sacramento utility leaders are criticizing data center projects and asking for stronger protections around how those projects are handled. The piece appears to focus on local oversight and the community impacts tied to power and cooling demands, not on a specific approved build.

Water & cooling

Montvale’s proposed data center deal is now facing a court challenge, with the dispute tied to a housing arrangement attached to the project. The piece appears to focus on local land-use and legal conflict around what the town approved or negotiated, rather than on the operator’s technology plans.

Tax abatements & incentives

The piece says James Fishback is pressing Byron Donalds to oppose a proposed data center in Auburndale. It points to community-level pushback around a proposed project, but the excerpt does not say what power, water, tax, or land commitments the developer has made.

Water & cooling

Soluna is holding a public open house in Raymondville to promote a proposed second data center in Willacy County. The piece is about local siting and community outreach tied to a possible tax-incentive-backed project, but it does not say the project has been approved or built.

Tax abatements & incentives

Valar Atomics is filing for an initial permit tied to a proposed nuclear data center campus. The filing points to siting and regulatory steps, but the excerpt does not say what the campus would draw for power or water, or what tax or land terms would apply.

Water & cooling

Reno has paused approvals for new data center projects while city officials consider rules tied to water use and power demand. The piece points to local siting and permitting pressure, but it does not say what new standards would be adopted or whether any specific project has been approved, denied, or withdrawn.

Water & cooling