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Data Center Signal is tracking 18 clips about DataBank data center developments across 5 states, including TX, NY, ME, NM, UT.

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Dallas-Fort Worth data center boom raises energy and water consumption concerns
News ClipDallas News·Dallas, Dallas County, TX

Dallas-Fort Worth data center boom raises energy and water consumption concerns$

Data centers are rapidly expanding in Texas, particularly in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, which has been named the No. 1 primary data center market globally. This growth raises significant concerns regarding the substantial energy and water consumption required to operate these facilities. Experts and environmental advocates are weighing in on the strain on the state's power grid and water resources, with predictions indicating massive increases in demand by 2050.

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OpenAIOracleSoftBankGoogle
6/8/2026
Pope’s AI warnings come as Americans grapple with data center expansions
News ClipEWTN News·Salt Lake City, Box Elder County, UT

Pope’s AI warnings come as Americans grapple with data center expansions

Pope Leo XIV's recent encyclical warns against unchecked AI development, which coincides with growing public concern and opposition to rapid data center expansion across the U.S. Protests highlight environmental impacts, high energy and water consumption, and limited long-term employment, despite significant state and local tax incentives. Industry representatives, like DataBank, defend their practices as responsible and economically beneficial.

oppositionenvironmentalelectricitywatergovernment
6/3/2026
Construction activity, employment booming in Texas due to data centers
News ClipDallas News·Dallas, Dallas County, TX

Construction activity, employment booming in Texas due to data centers$

Texas is experiencing a construction boom, largely driven by exponential growth in data center development, making it the second state behind Virginia in data center construction. Economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas attribute this growth to factors like cheap land, easy permitting, and relatively low electricity prices, though future price increases are projected. Specific data center projects by NTT, OpenAI, and DataBank are highlighted in Garland, Abilene, and Dallas.

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NTTOpenAI
6/2/2026
Orangetown Data Center Expansion Sparks Protest Over Environment And Ai
News ClipNews12 | Westchester·Orangetown, Rockland County, NY

Orangetown Data Center Expansion Sparks Protest Over Environment And Ai

Residents protested outside Orangetown Town Hall against DataBank's proposed data center expansion in Rockland County, raising concerns about environmental impacts, electricity demand, water usage, and potential job displacement by AI. They called for a moratorium on future growth. A planning board meeting on the proposal has been rescheduled for July 8.

oppositionenvironmentalelectricitywatermoratoriumzoninggovernment
5/28/2026
Orangetown Data Center Expansion Sparks Protest Over Environment And Ai - News 12
News ClipHudson Valley·Orangetown, Rockland County, NY

Orangetown Data Center Expansion Sparks Protest Over Environment And Ai - News 12

Residents in Orangetown, Rockland County, protested against a Phase 2 expansion of a DataBank data center, citing environmental impacts, increased utility costs, and AI's effect on jobs. They called for a moratorium on future data center growth. A planning board meeting for the proposal was canceled and rescheduled for July 8.

zoningoppositionenvironmentalelectricitywatermoratoriumgovernment
5/28/2026
Red Oak residents protesting proposed plan for 800-acre data center
News Clip3:18WFAA·Red Oak, Ellis County, TX

Red Oak residents protesting proposed plan for 800-acre data center

Residents in Red Oak, Texas, are actively protesting a proposed 800-acre data center by Compass, which requires rezoning agricultural land to industrial. Concerns revolve around water and electricity usage, noise pollution, and environmental impacts, despite the city manager's efforts to address these issues. The Red Oak City Council is expected to vote on the rezoning, while a similar project in Fort Worth also faces opposition.

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GoogleCompass Datacenters
5/12/2026
City of Red Oak to vote on rezoning for new data center
News Clip1:43CBS TEXAS·Red Oak, Ellis County, TX

City of Red Oak to vote on rezoning for new data center

The Red Oak City Council is scheduled to vote on rezoning over 800 acres for a high-tech industrial park that includes a DataBank data center campus. This vote follows a recommendation against the project by the Planning and Zoning Commission and community concerns about water and power strain. Residents are planning a protest ahead of the meeting.

zoningoppositionenvironmentalgovernmentelectricitywater
5/11/2026
1547 Data Center Expands in Orangeburg, Residents Oppose DataBank Facility
News ClipRockland County Business Journal·Orangeburg, Rockland County, NY

1547 Data Center Expands in Orangeburg, Residents Oppose DataBank Facility

Fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty has completed the third phase of its data center expansion in Orangeburg, NY, with the facility now fully leased and further expansion plans underway, including a 60-megawatt substation. Separately, residents have voiced opposition at planning board meetings regarding the expansion of DataBank's nearby Orangeburg facility.

announcementelectricityoppositionzoning
5/9/2026
There’s a Data Center in Downtown Waco!
News Clip1:2225 News KXXV·Waco, McLennan County, TX

There’s a Data Center in Downtown Waco!

A DataBank data center has been operating in downtown Waco, Texas, since 2009, surprising many residents. The facility, which serves as a disaster recovery hub and reportedly runs on 100% renewable energy, was permitted under existing C4 downtown zoning without requiring special approval from the city.

zoningoppositionenvironmentalgovernment
5/6/2026
Dallas-based firm lands $2 billion construction loan for data center campus
News ClipDallas News·Red Oak, Ellis County, TX

Dallas-based firm lands $2 billion construction loan for data center campus$

DataBank has secured a $2 billion construction loan to fund the initial three of eight planned data centers at its 300-acre Red Oak campus south of Dallas. These facilities, DFW 9, DFW 10, and DFW 11, totaling 600,000 square feet and 180 megawatts of power, have already been leased to a major hyperscaler. The financing accelerates the project's construction and delivery by approximately 18 months, with an estimated completion by early 2027.

announcementelectricityenvironmentalgovernment
4/21/2026
This Data Center is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break to Create One Job
News ClipNew York Focus·Orangeburg, Rockland County, NY

This Data Center is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break to Create One Job

The Rockland County IDA approved a nearly $77 million tax break for JPMorganChase's data center expansion in Orangeburg, NY, to create just one permanent job. This controversial subsidy, deemed the largest of its kind per job by watchdog groups, has sparked calls for legislative reforms to rein in tax breaks for data centers and raised concerns about their environmental and utility impacts.

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CoreWeave
4/20/2026
Nearly $1 billion in data center construction slated south of Dallas
News ClipDallas News·Lancaster, Dallas County, TX

Nearly $1 billion in data center construction slated south of Dallas$

QTS and DataBank are investing nearly $1 billion in new data center construction and expansion south of Dallas, Texas. QTS plans a new $290 million facility in southern Dallas County, while DataBank is undertaking a $616 million interior build-out for two data centers in Red Oak, Ellis County. These projects highlight the Dallas-Fort Worth area's continued growth as a major data center market.

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QTS
4/9/2026
Real Estate Roundup: DataBank Phase II Headwinds; Five Story Multi-Family Proposed For Former Avon Enamel Building; Airmont Fitness Center Building To Become Yeshiva
News Cliprcbizjournal.com·Orangeburg, Rockland County, NY

Real Estate Roundup: DataBank Phase II Headwinds; Five Story Multi-Family Proposed For Former Avon Enamel Building; Airmont Fitness Center Building To Become Yeshiva

DataBank presented scaled-down plans for Phase II of its Orangeburg data center, reducing its size and scrapping a new substation. The revised plans faced significant resident opposition over noise, pollution, and water concerns, while Rockland County raised issues with the project's high energy consumption and lack of specific zoning permission for data centers.

zoningoppositionenvironmentalannouncementgovernmentelectricity
3/31/2026
New bill would temporarily pause data center development in Maine
News ClipMaine Public·Sanford, York County, ME

New bill would temporarily pause data center development in Maine

A legislative committee in Maine has advanced a measure that would prohibit the development of larger data centers (over 20 megawatts) in the state until the fall of 2024. This comes after warnings from developers that the bill would kill plans for a new 300-megawatt data center in Sanford. Some state representatives spoke in favor of the moratorium after learning more details about the project.

moratoriumzoningannouncement
3/6/2026