Data Center Risk Rankings

Gov. Whitmer unveiled the 'Michigan Affordable and Responsible Growth Action Plan,' calling on lawmakers to codify consumer-cost protections in law (data centers cannot shift infrastructure costs to ratepayers), paire...

Lansing City Council voted 7-1 (Jeremy Garza dissenting) on July 15, 2026 to enact a 182-day moratorium on new data center development, effective July 27, 2026 through January 25, 2027. This is the City of Lansing, di...

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton announced support for a conditional data center moratorium requiring 100% union labor, environmental standards, community benefit agreements, developers covering their own ut...

A July 16, 2026 Cincinnati Enquirer investigation found Amazon and Meta are each receiving millions of dollars in Ohio property-tax abatements for data center campuses in the New Albany corridor (Licking County), incl...

Developer Brian O'Neill resubmitted a zoning application in May 2026 to build a 2M-sq-ft, 10-building AI data center across 66 acres of the former Cleveland-Cliffs steel mill site in Plymouth Township (Conshohocken), ...

Falls Township's Board of Supervisors voted to declare portions of Chapter 209 of the zoning ordinance -- covering data-center districts, setbacks, noise, and water/power requirements, and the township's data-center d...

A long-delayed Virginia state study found likely declines in a critical eastern-Virginia aquifer driven by data-center and population growth. The study recommends giving state regulators more authority to reject indus...

Loudoun County has scheduled a public hearing for July 23, 2026 on Active Infrastructure's proposal for a 362-acre, hydrogen-powered data center campus (reported at up to 1,300 MW) called Spring Valley Tech Park. The ...

Cherokee County's Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an initial 30-day moratorium on new data center applications on July 22, 2026; an extension to 180 days (through mid-February 2027) is planned pending an A...

Augusta (Richmond County) is moving toward a data center moratorium pending the development of new zoning rules. QTS has ongoing data center activity in the area, and officials are weighing a pause while standards are...

A second data center developer, Bolt Data and Energy (distinct from Vantage's existing OpenAI Stargate Shackelford campus), proposed a new project in Shackelford County. Residents raised infrastructure-funding and tru...

An investigation found that Crusoe's Abilene OpenAI Stargate campus built its first 10 gas turbines plus 62 diesel generators (360MW) under 'minor' TCEQ permits that required no public comment. Developers have since a...

The Town of Janesville's Planning & Zoning Committee recommended a moratorium on data center development to preserve agricultural land, following a heavily-attended public meeting. This is a distinct township governme...

Milwaukee's Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee postponed a proposed 1-year data center moratorium after the City Attorney's office said it lacked the required public notice/hearing and questioned whether an...

DOE announced a partnership to redevelop part of its Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant site (a former uranium enrichment facility) into an AI/HPC data center and energy campus, with Brookfield, NextEra Energy, Big River...

EPA issued guidance (dated 2026-07-16, reported 2026-07-27) clarifying that "islanded" power plants -- dedicated on-site generation that does not sell power to the grid, i.e. data-center backup/bridge power -- are exe...

City Council advanced Mayor Jeff Gahan's proposed one-year moratorium blocking new data centers/campuses over 100,000 sq ft, covering city limits plus a 2-mile fringe, to study infrastructure, utility, and environment...

Indiana Department of Environmental Management held a public hearing at New Prairie High School on a permit to remove wetlands and 5,000+ feet of stream to expand the Amazon/Anthropic 'Project Rainier' campus by appro...

Nashville/Metro Davidson County Title 17 zoning amendments passed on third reading April 7, 2026 became effective April 17, 2026. Includes data-center-related zoning provisions establishing standards (not a ban). June...

The Roane County Commission approved a resolution directing the regional planning commission to draft a two-year moratorium -- amended up from an initially proposed 180 days -- on new data centers, cryptocurrency-mini...

Surry County commissioners voted unanimously on July 21, 2026 to enact a two-year moratorium on new data center development, extending a prior 60-day pause. A steering committee will be formed to study community and i...

The Southport Planning Board voted unanimously on July 16, 2026 to recommend the city adopt a 15-month moratorium on data center development rather than proceeding directly to a zoning text amendment, as city staff co...

Cherry Hill Township Council voted unanimously on 2026-07-28 to ban large-scale data centers, designating them a non-permitted land use townshipwide while still allowing small in-house server rooms for local businesse...

Mayor James Solomon and the City Council introduced Ordinance 26-057 on first reading, which would ban data centers as a primary principal use in Jersey City's Industrial Districts. Roughly five existing downtown data...

Karis Critical withdrew its rezoning request for the 186-acre Plum Farms property (residential/commercial to manufacturing, to potentially enable a data center) after sustained opposition -- a June 3 Plan Commission h...

Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a two-year suspension of state tax incentives for new data centers, effective July 1, 2026. The freeze applies to the state's data center tax exemption program. Still requires Illinois...

Community groups allege Google is using an 'R&D' designation to avoid a special-use permit for what they say is effectively a 483,000 sq ft data center ('Meadow Point'), with blueprints reportedly showing a 250MW subs...

The California Energy Commission conducted a completeness review of the RB Inyokern Data Center, a proposed 99MW diesel-backed facility (docket 26-SPPE-01) near Inyokern. Opposition comes from Inyokern Airport, China ...

Goodyear City Council passed the city's first zoning ordinance overhaul since 1999, adding first-time data center and battery energy storage system (BESS) standards. Data centers now require a 300-ft residential setba...

A 600-acre data center rezoning approved by the Town of Marana in January 2026 is now before the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two, with oral arguments scheduled for August 19, 2026. The appeal was noted in a 202...

DOE announced a partnership to redevelop part of its Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant site (a former uranium enrichment facility) into an AI/HPC data center and energy campus, with Brookfield, NextEra Energy, Big River...

EPA issued guidance (dated 2026-07-16, reported 2026-07-27) clarifying that "islanded" power plants -- dedicated on-site generation that does not sell power to the grid, i.e. data-center backup/bridge power -- are exe...

On April 22, 2026, the YCUA Board of Commissioners approved a 12-month moratorium on delivery or commitment of water and sewer services to hyperscale and mid-size data centers, AI computing facilities, and high-perfor...

In City of Ypsilanti, Michigan, Ypsilanti City Council held a public hearing on March 3 to consider both a 60-day emergency moratorium and a separate 365-day resolution on data center zoning permits, Amid regional con...

A long-delayed Virginia state study found likely declines in a critical eastern-Virginia aquifer driven by data-center and population growth. The study recommends giving state regulators more authority to reject indus...

Virginia's State Corporation Commission heard arguments on July 14, 2026 on Dominion Energy's proposal to recover approximately $1.5 billion in transmission costs through Rider T-1. Gov. Spanberger's office urged the ...

Via SpaceX's IPO filing (May 20), xAI disclosed plans to buy $2.8B more turbines over 3 years — including a $2B order for the same kind of mobile gas turbines it is being sued over by the NAACP/SELC/Earthjustice. Back...

An xAI engineer told The Daily Memphian that the $80M Colossus Water Recycle Plant — a centerpiece of xAI's community-protection commitments — was 'indefinitely paused.' Elon Musk confirmed via social media that the c...

On April 23, 2026, the Wisconsin DNR's public comment period on air permits for 45 backup diesel generators at Vantage Data Centers' Port Washington Lighthouse project (Stargate, with Oracle and OpenAI as end users) d...

On April 7, 2026, Port Washington voters passed the nation's first anti-data center referendum with 66% of the vote (2,710 yes / 1,371 no, 50%+ turnout). Future Tax Incremental Districts (TIDs) with projected base val...

Ostergaard et al v. Microsoft Corp. (Case 2:26-cv-01169, E.D. Wisconsin) was filed 2026-07-01, alleging noise nuisance from generators, HVAC, and cooling towers at the Microsoft Fairwater campus affecting approximatel...

Prescott Balch, an explicitly anti-data-center candidate, was elected Village of Caledonia trustee on April 7, 2026, cementing anti-data-center representation on the village board after Microsoft canceled its 244-acre...

Goodyear City Council passed the city's first zoning ordinance overhaul since 1999, adding first-time data center and battery energy storage system (BESS) standards. Data centers now require a 300-ft residential setba...

A 2.3M sq ft NTT Global Data Centers campus in southeast Mesa passed its first Planning & Zoning review. A City Council vote was set for June 8.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller (R, statewide elected) called for a temporary statewide moratorium on data centers plus independent grid/water studies and subsidy transparency: 'let's just take a pause... We...

Gov. Greg Abbott on June 10, 2026 released six data center legislative priorities for the 2027 session and issued immediate directives to state agencies. Priorities: new facilities must add generation to the grid; dat...

On June 2, 2026, after 1+ hour of public comment and 296 emailed comments, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors declined to adopt staff-drafted 'Data Center Development Guidelines' (21 safeguards including elimina...

The Calexico City Council was scheduled to consider a proposed data center moratorium at its June 3, 2026 meeting (alongside a public-safety budgeting mandate). No specific data center project in Calexico was identifi...

Moosic Borough (Lackawanna County) is finalizing one of the county's most comprehensive data center ordinances, with a Borough Council public hearing targeted for its June 8, 2026 meeting. The ordinance strictly defin...

Olyphant Borough Council on April 14, 2026 rejected a proposed data center zoning amendment after residents argued the regulations were too lax (covering setbacks, noise, water usage, environmental impact). Immediatel...

Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission voted 5-3 to loosen the draft data center ordinance's noise limit from 55 decibels (the standard set in the June 26 revised draft, following community feedback) back up...

Residents organized ('Block DC Blox') against a proposed $2B DC BLOX campus at a former Ford brownfield (305 Fintail Dr): 3 buildings, ~420,000 sq ft, up to 78 MW, 56 backup generators, ~35 jobs. Because DC BLOX sough...

Dublin City Council voted 5-2 to rezone 370 acres, formally stripping data centers as a permitted use across the West Innovation District near Ballantrae and creating a new ID-6 'Research Transition District' with red...

Ohio House passed HB 646 on March 18, 2026, creating a 13-member Data Center Study Commission to examine impacts on environment, electrical grid, consumer utility rates, farmland, local economy, noise, and light pollu...

Exeter Borough (Luzerne County) approved a data center zoning amendment allowing them only as a conditional use, with a 500-ft setback and 60-ft height cap.

The Dorrance Township zoning hearing board unanimously denied a challenge (by Brewster Land Company) arguing the township's ordinance unlawfully excluded data centers; an appeal is expected.

Gov. Whitmer unveiled the 'Michigan Affordable and Responsible Growth Action Plan,' calling on lawmakers to codify consumer-cost protections in law (data centers cannot shift infrastructure costs to ratepayers), paire...

~200-person bipartisan 'People Over Data Centers' rally at the Michigan Capitol (gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson, Rep. Wegela, Rep. DeSana, GOP chair Jim Runestad) coincided with new House Bills 5396-5398 (Reps....

Gov. Sherrill signed the Data Center Fair Share Act, creating a new ratepayer class/rate structure so data centers >=50 MW pay for their own energy use and grid infrastructure; requires load curtailment during grid st...

NJ Assembly passed S4390/A5165 74-4 on 2026-06-30, redirecting $250M in uncommitted AI/data-center tax credits under the Next New Jersey Program to other economic-development priorities; the $250M already awarded to p...