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Salem Township supervisors will hold hearings on proposed zoning-map amendments that would expand the township's Special Data Center Overlay District by more than 4,600 acres, including land for the proposed Salem 3 and Salem 4 campuses. The hearings will be followed by a supervisors' meeting where the ordinances could be considered for a vote.
Salem Township solicitor Tony McDonald and his law firm could receive up to $675,000 if Amazon secures permits and occupancy certificates for a proposed data center campus. Critics and ethics experts say tying the township lawyer’s compensation to the project’s success creates a conflict of interest, while Pennsylvania officials have yet to release promised guidance on community benefits agreements.
An Amazon executive addressed community concerns about the company’s proposed $2 billion data center in Sunbury, Ohio. The project is expected to face a vote in November.
BofA Global Research forecasts global data center spending will reach $1 trillion in 2026 and exceed $2.1 trillion by 2028, largely because of AI demand. The analysis highlights rising construction, power, cooling and server costs, with the United States among the major beneficiaries of the buildout.
The Calvert County Planning Commission advanced a proposal to prohibit data centers in every zoning district to a public hearing. The proposed permanent ban follows a six-month moratorium, Amazon's withdrawal of plans for three data centers near the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, and organized resident opposition.
Missouri officials and utility leaders discussed the rapid growth of hyperscale data centers and the need to expand the state’s electricity infrastructure. Projects involving Amazon, Google and Nebius are underway or beginning in Montgomery County and Independence, while Gov. Mike Kehoe acknowledged local opposition and said lawmakers may establish additional guardrails.
Amazon is considering several properties in Posey County, Indiana, for a potential data center and held an open house to answer residents’ questions. Residents expressed mixed reactions, with some seeking stronger protections and others concerned the project would bring limited local employment while affecting the community.
Amazon presented its water-use plan for its data center under construction in New Carlisle to the St. Joseph County Water Resources Advisory Board. The facility is expected to use about 18 million gallons of water annually for cooling, with heated water discharged into the wastewater system, while Amazon has committed $114 million for water and wastewater infrastructure.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s pause on certain data center permits has divided communities, with Umatilla and other rural governments warning of substantial lost revenue while Hillsboro supports tighter regulation. Umatilla officials declared a financial emergency, while Hillsboro approved permanent rules limiting data center acreage and considering height, noise and water standards.
Amazon backed away from plans to build four data center buildings on the George Washington University campus in Ashburn after months of community opposition. The company says it will stop signing nondisclosure agreements with local governments and hold more public open houses to improve transparency around future projects.
Amazon withdrew plans to build four data centers on its George Washington University campus site in Ashburn after community and government opposition. The company also says it will improve transparency, while Loudoun County considers pausing new data center applications for a year amid concerns about energy, water use, noise and land use.
Amazon has abandoned plans for four data centers at the former GW campus in Ashburn after community opposition and concerns about data center growth. The company and Loudoun County are pursuing a mixed-use redevelopment instead, while county supervisors postponed consideration of a potential one-year pause on new data center approvals.
Amazon told Montgomery County commissioners that it plans to expand its data center footprint in the county. The proposal could add up to 15 new data center buildings across as many as 890 acres at a separate site.
Amazon says it will stop signing nondisclosure agreements with local governments and hold more public meetings as it responds to opposition to data center projects. The company recently dropped plans for four data center buildings at George Washington University’s Ashburn campus after community resistance.
Major technology companies are responding to growing opposition to U.S. data center projects by pledging greater transparency, additional community payments and efforts to reduce environmental impacts. Residents and advocacy groups continue to challenge projects over tax incentives, electricity demand, water use, secrecy and local quality-of-life concerns.
Amazon canceled plans to build data centers on a 122-acre George Washington University campus site in Ashburn, Virginia. The decision followed widespread resident opposition and an agreement with local officials, with most of the land expected to be repurposed for mixed-use and residential development.
Calvert County officials said they were not consulted before Constellation Energy and Amazon announced a 20-year, 690-megawatt power deal tied to the Calvert Cliffs plant. Residents urged the county to begin environmental studies related to data center development, while plant employees defended existing industrial zoning and the deal's benefits.
Amazon executive Shannon Kellogg defended the company’s proposed data center in Sunbury as residents prepare to vote on a ballot measure that could stop the project before construction begins. Residents have raised concerns about noise, water use, power-grid strain and long-term community impacts, while Amazon highlighted jobs, economic investment and plans to pay for power and support grid upgrades.
Amazon is abandoning plans to build four data centers at its former George Washington University campus in Ashburn after significant local opposition. Under a proposed deal, Amazon would donate land and money for community facilities and housing while Loudoun County fast-tracks rezoning for residential development, though the agreement is not yet final and the data center application remains on file.
Amazon withdrew its proposal to build four data centers on the former George Washington University campus in Ashburn after strong community opposition. Under a new agreement with Loudoun County, the property will instead be developed as a mixed-use site, including a community arts center and indoor sports facility.