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As Virginia's data center buildout shifts, Georgia takes the lead in construction
News ClipWVTF·Atlanta, Cobb County, GA

As Virginia's data center buildout shifts, Georgia takes the lead in construction

Georgia has more data center capacity under construction than Northern Virginia, with 2,882 megawatts under construction compared with about 2,420 megawatts in Northern Virginia, according to CBRE. Northern Virginia remains the larger overall market, but development is spreading to rural areas and other parts of Virginia, prompting new environmental, transparency and regulatory proposals, including a proposed moratorium.

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Digital RealtyAmazonGoogle
10/20/2026
Data center company plans up to $1,000 a year in tax, utility credits for De Soto households
News ClipLawrence Journal-World·De Soto, Johnson County, KS

Data center company plans up to $1,000 a year in tax, utility credits for De Soto households

Digital Realty says it will invest $20 million to provide De Soto households with up to $1,000 per year in property and utility tax credits for 10 years as it develops the proposed Astra North data center campus. The project faces local opposition, while the De Soto City Council has commissioned a study of noise regulations amid data center growth.

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Digital Realty
10/19/2026
Digital Realty proposes $1,000 annual household credits as De Soto data center seeks approval
News ClipKansas City Star·De Soto, Johnson County, KS

Digital Realty proposes $1,000 annual household credits as De Soto data center seeks approval

Digital Realty is proposing a $20 million community fund that would provide each De Soto household with $1,000 annually for 10 years if the company builds its planned data center. The project still needs City Council approval for requested tax incentives and faces resident concerns about water use, contamination and health impacts, as well as a petition effort seeking a data center ban.

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Digital Realty
10/16/2026
Proposed De Soto data center offers residents up to $1,000 a year for 10 years
News Clip2:19KMBC 9·De Soto, Johnson County, KS

Proposed De Soto data center offers residents up to $1,000 a year for 10 years

Digital Realty is proposing a data center near 99th Street and Lexington Avenue in De Soto, Kansas, and is offering households up to $1,000 annually for 10 years through utility and property-tax credits. Many residents oppose the project and question whether the payments offset potential impacts on utility bills, water supplies and the community.

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Digital Realty
10/15/2026
476 acre data center development planned in Kokomo
News Clip2:54WRTV Indianapolis·Kokomo, Howard County, IN

476 acre data center development planned in Kokomo

Digital Realty is planning a 476-acre data center development in Kokomo with three buildings totaling about 3 million square feet. The project could represent a $1 billion to $3 billion investment, but some nearby residents say the development is moving too quickly and are concerned about its impact on the area.

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Digital Realty
10/14/2026
Data center developer discusses multi-billion dollar project planned in Kokomo
News Clip2:48WISH-TV·Kokomo, Howard County, IN

Data center developer discusses multi-billion dollar project planned in Kokomo

Digital Realty is proposing a 476-acre, three-building data center campus in Kokomo that could cost $1 billion to $3 billion and consume up to 1.5 gigawatts of power. Nearby residents oppose converting farmland, while the company says it will recycle water, meet noise limits and fund needed power infrastructure.

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Digital Realty
10/14/2026
Ahead of data center vote, City Council hears from residents who want ban extended and workers who want it lifted
News ClipBlue Ridge Public Radio·Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC

Ahead of data center vote, City Council hears from residents who want ban extended and workers who want it lifted

Charlotte City Council heard competing testimony on whether to extend the city’s moratorium on new data center development for up to 11 months before it expires Nov. 5. Residents cited energy, water, pollution and environmental justice concerns, while union workers argued that ending the moratorium would support construction jobs.

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Digital Realty
10/13/2026
HP Biomonitoring Launches Pilot Proposal for Comprehensive Monitoring of the Paul Avenue AI Data Center Campus located in South Central Bayview Hunters Point
News ClipSan Francisco Bay View·San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

HP Biomonitoring Launches Pilot Proposal for Comprehensive Monitoring of the Paul Avenue AI Data Center Campus located in South Central Bayview Hunters Point

Hunters Point Community Biomonitoring is proposing a one-year pilot to monitor pollution, noise, heat and human toxic exposures around the Paul Avenue AI data center campus in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood. The proposal raises concerns about legacy contamination, backup generators, cooling systems, power demand and the campus’s proximity to homes and transit infrastructure.

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Digital RealtyxAI
10/12/2026
De Soto data center plans to offer $1,000 to households; neighbors skeptical
News Clip2:03KSHB 41·De Soto, Johnson County, KS

De Soto data center plans to offer $1,000 to households; neighbors skeptical

Digital Realty plans to provide De Soto, Kansas, households with up to $1,000 annually from a $20 million community investment tied to its proposed hyperscale data center. Residents opposed to the project say the payments do not address their concerns about long-term impacts and are petitioning to block the development.

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Digital Realty
10/12/2026
De Soto data center plans to offer $1,000 to households, but neighbors say they're not so sure
News ClipKSHB 41 Kansas City·De Soto, Johnson County, KS

De Soto data center plans to offer $1,000 to households, but neighbors say they're not so sure

Digital Realty plans to provide De Soto households with annual credits of up to $1,000 for 10 years as part of a $20 million community investment tied to its proposed data center. Some residents remain skeptical, citing unanswered questions about long-term effects, utility costs and the broader impact of two planned data center developments; a petition opposing the projects has collected more than 400 signatures.

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Digital Realty
10/12/2026
Wall Street is pitching data centers as a major real estate bet. The risks are piling up
News ClipCNBC·NM

Wall Street is pitching data centers as a major real estate bet. The risks are piling up$

Wall Street firms are increasingly packaging data center infrastructure as public and private investment opportunities, led by Blackstone's new data center REIT and potential offerings from Blue Owl and Brookfield. The investment case faces growing political opposition, state moratoriums in New York and Texas, grid constraints and project-specific risks, including delays surrounding Oracle's Project Jupiter in New Mexico.

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OracleEquinixDigital Realty
10/9/2026
Exclusive: Senate Investigation Challenges Big Tech’s Case for AI Data Centers
News ClipTime Magazine·Richland County, LA

Exclusive: Senate Investigation Challenges Big Tech’s Case for AI Data Centers

A yearlong U.S. Senate investigation led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren found that major data center developers may be understating their projects’ costs, employment impacts and reliance on public subsidies. The report focused on electricity infrastructure, tax incentives, nondisclosure agreements and whether companies should pay more of the costs associated with their power demand, while Warren called for a national moratorium on new AI data centers until developers cover their full costs.

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AmazonGoogleMetaMicrosoftCoreWeaveDigital RealtyEquinix
10/8/2026
Indiana Data Center Debate Shifts Toward Guardrails
News ClipInkFreeNews.com·Kokomo, Howard County, IN

Indiana Data Center Debate Shifts Toward Guardrails

Digital Realty is proposing a 476-acre data center campus in Kokomo with 3 million square feet of space. The proposal follows the Kokomo Common Council's rezoning of the site and has drawn significant resident and political opposition, while Mayor Tyler Moore is promoting development guardrails instead of a moratorium.

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Digital Realty
10/8/2026
Data center proposed for Kokomo industrial park
News Clip2:07FOX59 News·Kokomo, Howard County, IN

Data center proposed for Kokomo industrial park

Kokomo is considering a 476-acre data center proposed by Digital Realty in a new industrial park near U.S. 31 and County Road 400 North. The project could generate $1.3 billion to $1.7 billion in taxable property value, but residents have raised concerns about environmental impacts, electricity and water usage, transparency, and protections for citizens.

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Digital Realty
10/5/2026
Coalition of AI giants, labor unions proposes uniform guardrails for Indiana data centers
News Clipmirrorindy.org·Kokomo, Howard County, IN

Coalition of AI giants, labor unions proposes uniform guardrails for Indiana data centers

The American Infrastructure Alliance is campaigning in Indiana for data center guardrails covering electricity costs, environmental standards, water use and community benefits, while opposing local moratoriums. In Kokomo, Digital Realty is proposing a 476-acre campus, but the project faces criticism from residents and local Democrats after the Kokomo Common Council rezoned the land for data center-related development.

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Digital Realty
10/5/2026
Why Seattle’s data center moratorium isn’t stopping new projects
News ClipThe Seattle Times·Seattle, King County, WA

Why Seattle’s data center moratorium isn’t stopping new projects$

Seattle's one-year moratorium on new large data centers does not apply to projects whose permit applications were submitted before the ban. Equinix and Digital Realty projects could add nearly 100 megawatts of peak electricity demand, while Prologis continues to explore two additional projects in the utility's service area.

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EquinixDigital Realty
10/3/2026