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Read Nashville Authorizes Eminent Domain for DC BLOX Site Near Zoo
Nashville's Metro Council voted 27 to 5 on August 4 to authorize the acquisition of a proposed [DC BLOX](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/dc-blox) data center site beside the Nashville Zoo. The vote...

Nashville Authorizes Eminent Domain for DC BLOX Site Near Zoo

August 10, 2026 DC Blox: Nashville Campus

Nashville's Metro Council voted 27 to 5 on August 4 to authorize the acquisition of a proposed DC BLOX data center site beside the Nashville Zoo. The vote allows Metro Nashville to negotiate for the 23.49-acre DC BLOX Nashville Campus or pursue eminent domain if the parties cannot agree. The...

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Read Gigawatt-Scale Data Centre Campus Planned Near Atlanta, Georgia
A gigawatt-scale data centre campus is planned near Atlanta, Georgia. Developer Stillwater Development has filed a Development of Regional Impact application for the Stillwater Technology Park in L...

Gigawatt-Scale Data Centre Campus Planned Near Atlanta, Georgia

July 27, 2026 Georgia

A gigawatt-scale data centre campus is planned near Atlanta, Georgia. Developer Stillwater Development has filed a Development of Regional Impact application for the Stillwater Technology Park in Lovejoy, around 25 miles (40km) south of downtown Atlanta. The proposed campus at 11760 Panhandle...

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Read Florida Data Center Project Delayed by Lack of Available Water Supply
A planned data center project in Haines City, Florida, is facing delays due to limited water capacity. Local reports say Cielo’s proposed 300MW campus, planned for a 74-acre site along Marion Road ...

Florida Data Center Project Delayed by Lack of Available Water Supply

July 18, 2026 Florida

A planned data center project in Haines City, Florida, is facing delays due to limited water capacity. Local reports say Cielo’s proposed 300MW campus, planned for a 74-acre site along Marion Road and State Road 544-East, could require up to 150,000 gallons (681,913 liters) of water per day....

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Read Colocation Data Center Proposed in Birmingham, Alabama
A new data center could be coming to Birmingham, Alabama. Officials in Fairfield, Alabama, have announced that a colocation data center development is being proposed in the city.

Details of the ...

Colocation Data Center Proposed in Birmingham, Alabama

July 17, 2026 Alabama

A new data center could be coming to Birmingham, Alabama. Officials in Fairfield, Alabama, have announced that a colocation data center development is being proposed in the city. Details of the proposed project have not yet been disclosed, but Fairfield officials will hold a town hall later this...

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Read Developer withdraws Proposed Data Center Project in Citrus County, Florida
Florida-based construction firm Deltona Corporation has pulled back its plan to develop a data center in Citrus County following pushback from residents and local officials. “On behalf of our clien...

Developer withdraws Proposed Data Center Project in Citrus County, Florida

June 25, 2026 Florida

Florida-based construction firm Deltona Corporation has pulled back its plan to develop a data center in Citrus County following pushback from residents and local officials. “On behalf of our client, Deltona Corporation, we respectfully submit this formal notice of withdrawal of applications...

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Read SpaceXAI to Resume Work on Memphis Data Center Wastewater Facility by Q1 2027
SpaceXAI plans to resume construction of its Memphis wastewater treatment facility by Q1 2027, nearly a year after the project stalled. The company has informed local officials that the $80 million...

SpaceXAI to Resume Work on Memphis Data Center Wastewater Facility by Q1 2027

June 23, 2026 Memphis

SpaceXAI plans to resume construction of its Memphis wastewater treatment facility by Q1 2027, nearly a year after the project stalled. The company has informed local officials that the $80 million plant will support its nearby data centers. First announced in February 2025, the facility...

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Read 25MW AI Data Center Planned for McMinnville
25MW AI Data Center Planned for McMinnville

25MW AI Data Center Planned for McMinnville

May 27, 2026 Tennessee

A new 25MW AI data center campus is planned for McMinnville in Warren County. Known as Hixson Data Center, the facility will span 96,065 square feet (8,925 square meters) across two levels and is being purpose-built for high-density AI workloads, including support for Nvidia’s GB200 NVL72...

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Read Florida Passed a Data Center Law on Rates, Water, and Zoning
Florida Passed a Data Center Law on Rates, Water, and Zoning

Florida Passed a Data Center Law on Rates, Water, and Zoning

May 11, 2026 Florida

Ron DeSantis has signed a new law in Florida regulating how large data centers are built, powered, and financed. The law, SB 484, prevents utilities from shifting data center infrastructure costs onto residential and small-business customers, requires large users to pay their full service costs,...

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Read Plans Filed for 1.2GW Data Center Campus in Irwin County, Georgia
Plans Filed for 1.2GW Data Center Campus in Irwin County, Georgia

Plans Filed for 1.2GW Data Center Campus in Irwin County, Georgia

April 14, 2026 Georgia

A gigawatt-scale data center campus has been proposed in Georgia. A Development of Regional Impact (DRI) application has been filed with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for a project in Irwin County, in south-central Georgia. Premier Data Center Development, LLC plans to build a...

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Read Developer Withdraws Fayetteville, Georgia Data Center Application
Developer Withdraws Fayetteville, Georgia Data Center Application

Developer Withdraws Fayetteville, Georgia Data Center Application

March 21, 2026 Georgia

Real estate firm Crow Holdings Development and CHI/Acquisitions have effectively withdrawn their application to build a data center in Fayetteville, Georgia. Although the project was rejected by the city’s planning and zoning commission in late January, Crow Holdings had planned to appeal the...

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Read 200-acre “Project Azalea” Data Center Approved Near Augusta, Georgia
200-acre “Project Azalea” Data Center Approved Near Augusta, Georgia

200-acre “Project Azalea” Data Center Approved Near Augusta, Georgia

March 18, 2026 Georgia

Local authorities have approved the 200-acre ‘Project Azalea’ data center in McDuffie County, Georgia. Commissioners backed the project in a 4–1 vote; officials estimate it will be worth $1 billion and generate about $25 million in annual local tax revenue. The project will include six data...

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Read 648-acre Data Center Proposed in Clarksdale, Mississippi
648-acre Data Center Proposed in Clarksdale, Mississippi

648-acre Data Center Proposed in Clarksdale, Mississippi

March 17, 2026 Mississippi

A 648-acre data center has been proposed in Clarksdale, northern Mississippi. On Monday, city officials held an informational meeting on a potential project planned for agricultural land between the Sunflower River and Tallahatchie Street.The city’s board of commissioners had considered a...

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Read Musk’s xAI Approved for 41 Natural gas Turbines in Mississippi to Power Colossus Data Centers
Musk’s xAI Approved for 41 Natural gas Turbines in Mississippi to Power Colossus Data Centers

Musk’s xAI Approved for 41 Natural gas Turbines in Mississippi to Power Colossus Data Centers

March 11, 2026 Mississippi

Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has received approval to install 41 natural gas turbines at a site in Mississippi, generating up to 1.2GW to power its local data centers.The turbines, which will be installed at a former Duke Energy power plant site in Southaven, will be used to power xAI’s Colossus 2...

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Read A $5 Billion Data Center Project is in Development near Columbus, Georgia
A $5 Billion Data Center Project is in Development near Columbus, Georgia

A $5 Billion Data Center Project is in Development near Columbus, Georgia

March 03, 2026 Georgia

A new data center campus may be on the way to Columbus, Georgia. Economic development organization Choose Columbus announced that the Development Authority of Columbus is in negotiations with Habitat Partners to secure a site for the proposed project.Project Ruby would be a $5 billion+ data...

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Read Mississippi Governor Labels Data Center Moratoriums as “Civilizational Suicide”
Mississippi Governor Labels Data Center Moratoriums as “Civilizational Suicide”

Mississippi Governor Labels Data Center Moratoriums as “Civilizational Suicide”

February 24, 2026 Mississippi

The governor of Mississippi hit back at calls to pause data center construction across the US. Governor Tate Reeves claimed that those seeking a data center moratorium were "yearning to submit our society to outside forces: mobs, international councils, or communist China.""I understand...

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Read xAI Confirms New Data Center in Mississippi
xAI Confirms New Data Center in Mississippi

xAI Confirms New Data Center in Mississippi

January 09, 2026 Mississippi

Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has confirmed it is set to build a third data center in Mississippi, and will invest more than $20 billion in the state. The data center in Southhaven, DeSoto County, which will be known as MACROHARDRR – an apparent dig at Microsoft – will supply compute power for the...

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Read Georgia-Based Film Studio Considers Converting to Data Center
Georgia-Based Film Studio Considers Converting to Data Center

Georgia-Based Film Studio Considers Converting to Data Center

January 03, 2026 Georgia

Athens, Georgia-based Athena Studios is considering converting into a data center, its CEO Joel Harber has said. The film studio has seen a significant decline in movie production demand, according to Harber, which has led to an “oversupply of space and an undersupply of demand.”Athena Studios’...

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Read Georgia Power Proposes $16bn Plan to Add 10GW of New Generation Capacity
Georgia Power Proposes $16bn Plan to Add 10GW of New Generation Capacity

Georgia Power Proposes $16bn Plan to Add 10GW of New Generation Capacity

December 11, 2025 Georgia

US utility Georgia Power and the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) have submitted a proposal to add up to 10GW of new generation capacity over the next five years. The $16 billion plan aims to meet surging demand across its footprint from the data center sector, with around 90 percent of...

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Read DartPoints Announces 10MW Expansion in South Carolina
DartPoints Announces 10MW Expansion in South Carolina

DartPoints Announces 10MW Expansion in South Carolina

November 15, 2025 South Carolina

US data center operator DartPoints this week announced a $125 million expansion of its Greenville County facility, increasing its capacity from 2.5MW to 12.5MW, and adding 88,000 square feet (8,175 sqm) of high-density space.“This project builds on DartPoints’ collaboration with state and local...

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Read Equifax to Decommission Data Center outside Atlanta
Equifax to Decommission Data Center outside Atlanta

Equifax to Decommission Data Center outside Atlanta

September 12, 2025 Atlanta

The City of Alpharetta last week announced that Equifax was investing $25 million to expand its Alpharetta campus, located in Fulton County. The expansion includes the renovation of the third floor of the JV White 1 building, converting it from a data center into collaborative office space. “The...

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