Loudoun County FY 2027 Proposed Budget: $1.3B in Data Center Property Tax Revenue
US considering 35 data center-related developments on public land, land records say
Land records identify 35 data center developments on U.S. public land; 17 campuses, 13 AI infrastructure projects.
Casa Grande approves 954-acre data center after county denies similar projects - The Business Journals
Casa Grande city approval with acreage (954 acres) and contrast to county denials; concrete municipal action.
Amazon abandons $427 million GW campus data center plan and pledges land donations worth $65 million instead - Fortune
Amazon abandons $427M GW campus plan; pledges $65M in land donations instead—hard dollar figures.
Duos secures cloud provider as customer for 20MW of data center capacity
Concrete contract value ($700M), capacity (20MW), and delivery timeline specified.
The Evidence, Not the Noise
Study-grade sources on a contested question, grouped by what they claim and tagged with who funded them. Read across, not down.
Are data centers shifting energy costs onto ordinary ratepayers?
The consumption numbers are settled. The cost-shift question is not, and the studies split on two things: timing and funding. Backward-looking work finds little shift to households so far; forward-looking work projects large shared costs ahead. Before you weigh any figure, check who paid for the study.
Harvard Review of 50 Rate Cases Finds Ratepayers Footing Big Tech's Power Bill
Modeling Puts the Data Center Wholesale Tab Near Half a Trillion by 2035
Berkeley Lab Puts a Hard Number on Data Center Power Demand
Virginia's Own Study: Cost Shift Minimal Now, Looming for Every Ratepayer
Industry-Linked Study Finds No Historical Data Center Cost Shift to Households
Microsoft files for data center campus in Floyd County, Georgia
Microsoft filing for Floyd County campus with three buildings is a concrete development action.
Tippecanoe County residents raise concerns over proposed data center regulations - WLFI
Tippecanoe County residents raise specific concerns over proposed data center regulations.
Canada's Uniserve to launch 1MW data center in Vancouver
Uniserve's 1MW Vancouver facility is a specific project with quantified capacity.
DCD Studio: How to build data centers with community involvement, with Chris Crosby of Compass Datacenters
Interview format offering perspective on siting and community engagement practices.
DCD Studio: Operating AI infrastructure at scale with Matt Hull, Google
Interview on AI infrastructure design strategy, not a development action or data.
Infineon and Nvidia to develop gallium nitride power conversion tech for 800VDC data center racks
Infineon and Nvidia partnership on 800VDC power conversion tech is a concrete infrastructure agreement.
Investors see risk from US midterms to AI trade as data center backlash builds - The Economic Times
Analysis of investor sentiment and political risk, not concrete project or policy data.
Nebius signs on for 50MW at Neom's Oxagon data center in Saudi Arabia - Data Center Dynamics
Data Center Dynamics reports Nebius's 50MW capacity contract at Neom Oxagon facility with concrete megawatt figure.
Leola Data Center Conditional Use Permit Request Tabled Once More - Aberdeen Insider
Aberdeen Insider reports permit decision on Leola data center conditional use request.
Exclusive | Carrier Plans $600 Million Texas Plant to Make Cooling Gear for AI Data Centers - WSJ
Carrier's $600 million Texas plant investment with concrete dollar figure and AI cooling-gear purpose.
Consultant: Western Virginia is on the data center map. Landowners should set the terms. - Cardinal News
Cardinal News publishes consultant opinion on Virginia data center market and landowner negotiation strategy.
Study: Data Center Investment to Support Thousands of Jobs in Iowa - NewsRadio 600 WMT
Iowa study quantifies job creation impact from data center investment.
Goochland data center drama still lingers as angry residents gather, judge weighs decision on TOD lawsuit dismissal - Richmond BizSense
Richmond BizSense reports on Goochland data center litigation and resident opposition with court decision pending.
Proposed 400-megawatt data center at San Diego’s NAVWAR site draws opposition from city leaders - cbs8.com
San Diego 400-megawatt NAVWAR site proposal with documented city leader opposition.
Proposal to develop 400-megawatt data center at the NAVWAR site - cbs8.com
CBS8 reports 400-megawatt data center proposal at NAVWAR site with power capacity specified.
Inside India newsletter: Asia’s hottest data center market aims to quell concerns over water and power use - CNBC
CNBC reports on India's data center market growth and policy response to water and power concerns.
Alton Steel Site Eyed for 200MW Data Center - Hoodline
Names site, capacity (200MW), and cites Hoodline's local reporting on proposal.
EXPLAINER | What should Pennsylvania communities be asking about data center projects? - WJAC
WJAC publishes explainer on questions communities should ask about data center projects; framing, not reporting.
Data center proposed for former Alton Steel mill - Spectrum News
Spectrum News reports data center proposal for former Alton Steel mill brownfield redevelopment.
Gilbert AZ Data Center Rules Delayed to December Vote - Hoodline
Gilbert city action: data center rules vote rescheduled to December.
Data centers boosted one Oregon town's economy, but some residents have had enough - Marketplace.org
Marketplace reports on data center economic and community-impact trade-offs in a named Oregon town.
Data center proposed for former Alton Steel site - First Alert 4
First Alert 4 reports data center proposal for former Alton Steel site with concrete location.
Data Center Advisory Committee Approves Additional Bylaw Change - Calexico Chronicle
Calexico Chronicle reports advisory committee bylaw approval; concrete municipal decision.
Data Centers: Benefits vs Costs and Risks - Econofact
Analysis of trade-offs; Econofact is a policy research org, not original reporting on specific projects.
Report: Iowa data center boom carries billions in economic impact - KCRG
KCRG reports on Iowa data center economic impact study with quantified billions in investment.
Russian forces destroy GigaCenter data center in Kyiv, Ukraine
Reports destruction of named facility (GigaCenter) in Kyiv with context on ongoing conflict.
Gilbert delays data center regulations over concerns about smaller facilities - yourvalley.net
Reports Gilbert regulatory delay tied to concerns about smaller facilities; local government action.
Gilbert delays data center regulations over concerns about smaller facilities - Your Valley
Gilbert regulatory delay tied to facility-size concerns; local government action documented.
SC Capital Partners invests in 40MW data center in Pohang, South Korea - Data Center Dynamics
SC Capital Partners invests in 40MW facility in South Korea; quantified megawatts and capital commitment.
Vantage signs 1GW solid-state transformer supply deal with Heron Power
Names parties (Vantage, Heron Power), specifies 1GW solid-state transformer supply deal.
SC Capital Partners invests in 40MW data center in Pohang, South Korea
Names investor (SC Capital Partners), capacity (40MW), location (Pohang, South Korea), partner (NeoAI Cloud).
Tata Power eyes 2.8GW of generation, transmission, and distribution for Indian data center sector
Cites Tata Power's 2.8GW generation/transmission/distribution target and 26.3GW market forecast for India by 2031-32.
County leaders push for a voice in data center regulation authority - National Association of Counties
Opinion/advocacy from National Association of Counties on regulatory voice; not reporting concrete action.
Water harvesting firm Aquaria launches pilot for modular onsite water supply system for data center sector
Names firm (Aquaria), describes modular water-supply pilot, provides timeline (Q3 2027 shipment).
Counties face tax structure question on data centers - National Association of Counties
National Association of Counties addresses county tax policy questions on data center properties.
Gilbert pushes data center vote to December after hours of debate - The Business Journals
Reports scheduled vote delay (pushed to December) and debate duration on data center zoning.
Amazon withdraws application for data center campus at GWU site in Ashburn, Virginia
Reports Amazon's application withdrawal from GWU Ashburn site following Loudoun County pushback.
NorthC breaks ground on data center in Geneva, Switzerland
Names developer (NorthC), location (Geneva), capacity (4.5MW), and timeline (2028 live date).
atNorth tops out latest data center in Espoo, Finland
Reports topping-out milestone for atNorth facility in Espoo with five-story building addition.
Soluna, Applied Digital Plan 50-Megawatt AI Data Center in Texas - TheEnergyMag
Names companies, project size (50 MW), and location; cites industry trade publication.
Equinix EPIC: Colo giant launches liquid-cooled testing environment for AI workloads
Names Equinix EPIC offering, liquid-cooled testing capability, and rollout to four data centers.
Crusoe plans Spark Liquid modular data center to support latest Nvidia GPUs
Names Crusoe, specifies Spark Liquid modular design, 3.5MW module size, and 20-50MW cluster deployment.
Türkiye announces $4.1 billion investment in Ankara data center campus - AzerNews
Türkiye announces $4.1 billion Ankara data center campus investment; quantified capital and location.
President Trump: Data center firms should offer local residents dividends to get communities on-side
Reports Trump's stated policy suggestion; no binding action, regulation, or concrete development detail.
Milwaukee joins list of Wisconsin cities putting a pause on data center projects - WPR
WPR names Milwaukee joining other Wisconsin cities imposing data center moratoriums; concrete local action.
How Much Room Is Left for AI Data Centers to Grow? - Global Data Center Hub
Analysis of market capacity; Global Data Center Hub provides framing, not local project reporting.
One Year In, South Korea's 15% AI Data Center Tax Credit Has Yet to Benefit a Single Company as Leased-Asset Model Falls Through the Cracks - BigGo Finance
Cites South Korea's 15% tax credit policy and reports zero uptake after one year.
Union workers line up for data center jobs - Action News 5
Action News 5 reports union worker labor demand for data center construction jobs; labor market concrete fact.
The Economic Impact of Data Centers in Iowa - Common Sense Institute
Common Sense Institute report on Iowa data center economic impact; cites specific research.
Mayes probing Ahwatukee data center as ‘nuisance’ - Ahwatukee Foothills News
Reports government action: Arizona official Mayes investigating specific Ahwatukee facility.
Thailand moves to finalise data center rules amid trillion baht investment pipeline - W.Media
Reports government regulatory action and investment scale (trillion baht pipeline) in Thailand.
What Arizona’s data center boom means for skilled trade careers - KTTC
Reports Arizona data center boom and its labor-market effects; cites local news reporting.
New interactive map reveals federal data center plans in Arizona - KVOA
Reports federal data center plans and interactive map availability for Arizona.
Google, Entergy Arkansas expand data center energy deal - The Business Journals
Names Google, Entergy Arkansas, and reports expansion of energy procurement deal.
Amazon pledges €16bn investment in Germany in 2027 - Data Center Dynamics
Amazon pledges €16bn investment in Germany with 2027 timeline; concrete capital commitment.
Amazon pledges €16bn investment in Germany in 2027
Amazon commits €16bn in Germany through 2027, including data center and AI infrastructure expansion.
San Francisco shopping mall targeted for potential data center
Former Bloomingdale's site in San Francisco targeted for data center conversion; bidders identified.
OVHcloud has 110MW of data center capacity up for grabs
OVHcloud reports 110MW available capacity in earnings call.
Chandler data center campus enters next growth phase with large users in tow - ABC15 Arizona
ABC15 Arizona reports Chandler campus expansion phase with named user tenants.
Chief Telecom breaks ground on 16MW data center in Taiwan
Chief Telecom breaks ground on 16MW Taiwan facility with 2028 completion target.