Data Center Project Cancellations Quadrupled in 2025 as Locals Fight Back

The number might seem small, but it reflects a sharp climb from recent years: there were only six project cancellations in ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

As Georgians push back on data centers, Microsoft pitches local benefits

Microsoft also said it will no longer pursue local tax breaks for its data centers, breaking a prior pattern it established ...

Data center expansion in Ohio prompts call for study commission

A pair of state lawmakers think Ohioans need more information about data center projects—including the pros and cons—as these facilities continue to spread across the state. Republican state Reps.
Government Technology

Data Center Projects and the Benefits They Promise the Public

Mississippi has announced a new AI data center build that promises tax revenue and job creation. Such gains are not always ...

Microsoft’s Brad Smith pushes Big Tech to ‘pay our way’ for AI data centers amid rising opposition

Microsoft is trying to win over communities concerned about AI data centers. The company's president, Brad Smith, is meeting ...

AG challenges fast-track of OpenAI-linked data center

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has petitioned for a rehearing over a controversial data center that is currently being ...
ABC15 Arizona

Community concerned over major new data center project

Project Baccara” is a new development that would place two data centers, as well as natural gas generators to power them, on ...