Politicians turn against data centers
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Lawyers representing a group called Concerned Citizens of Spartanburg County are asking for injunction to pause construction of the Valara data center on South Pine Street.
As public resistance to data centers reaches prominent politicians, the tech industry is trying to figure out what went wrong.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has paused new data center construction in the state while ERCOT and the Public Utility Commission audit all current plans. The audits seek ownership, financial, water, and community-impact information before granting grid access.
Data infrastructure developer Nexus Data Centers received a $1.3 billion mezzanine loan to support its AI construction project, according to market sources. Incumbent lender Eagle Point Credit Management served as lead investor on the loan,
President Donald Trump said if he were a local official, he would approve data center construction.
Big Tech has failed to win over Americans on its rapid build-out of data centers – and souring public opinion on the power-hungry sites could play a critical role in midterm elections across the country.
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) on Friday launched a website for Pennsylvania residents to provide his office with feedback about data centers. The governor said the website would provide a mechanism to help him “stop bad-faith developers who try to bully their way into our communities with no regulation or oversight,
Technology Technology   The Big Story Mike Rogers calls for one-year data center moratorium Former Rep. Mike Rogers, the GOP nominee in a critical Senate battle in Michigan,
TxDOT has made several safety improvements along State Highway 207 and FM 1151 in Claude as traffic increases from data center construction off Lima Road.