Data Center Signal is tracking 42 clips about Rowan Digital Infrastructure data center developments across 3 states, including TX, MD, CO.
Data center companies have invested more than $343 million in rural Texas communities through water infrastructure, schools, emergency services and other local projects. The investments are intended to build public support amid opposition over data centers’ effects on electricity costs, water supplies and local resources.
Residents in Adamstown, Maryland are actively opposing the construction of an Amazon data center by Rowan Digital Infrastructure due to alleged violations of an environmental covenant involving contaminated soil. Locals are also experiencing significant noise and light pollution from the construction site, prompting calls to authorities.
The Temple City Council approved a data center deal with Rowan Digital Infrastructure despite ongoing opposition from residents concerned about local impacts, particularly water usage. The city and Rowan are addressing these concerns, with Rowan committing to fund water projects. The city is also considering implementing new regulations for future data center developments.
The Temple City Council approved a $38.5 million infrastructure deal and tax abatement for Rowan Digital Infrastructure's final data center project, despite months of resident pushback. The deal includes significant investments in water infrastructure and new development requirements for data centers in the city. Opposition groups continue to express skepticism about the project's benefits and the council's motivations.
Rowan Digital Infrastructure plans to terminate its economic development agreement with the City of Temple for the Moriah Project, which was originally a data center now transitioning to a warehouse. However, key water provisions in the 2022 contract, allowing for significant daily water usage, are set to survive the termination. This has sparked concerns from community groups like Don't Drain Texas and Temple Stands Together, who are seeking answers from city officials regarding the contract's ongoing implications.
The Temple City Council has approved a series of agreements to facilitate Rowan Digital Infrastructure's multi-billion dollar data center campus across 1400 acres. This approval included zoning for the sites and the implementation of strict water use limits and tightened tax rules. Rowan Digital pledged $38 million for water infrastructure, aquifer storage, and a future community center, contingent on voter approval of a November bond.
The Temple City Council is holding a final vote on proposed data center regulations and agreements for Rowan Digital Infrastructure's multi-billion dollar data center campus. Rowan is also announcing a $38 million investment in Temple's water infrastructure, partly to serve its projects, amidst ongoing resident concerns about water usage.
Frederick County government secretly negotiated a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with Rowan Digital Infrastructure for "Project Bauxite," a hyperscale data center campus. This contradicts public statements by County Executive Fitzwater denying any NDAs. The investigation raises concerns about government transparency and a private company's influence over public information.
Rowan Digital Infrastructure is advancing its $4.2 billion data center campus in Temple, Texas, with five of six buildings approved or under construction. The sixth building, Lasso, is pending city council zoning approval on Sept. 17, while the city also considers broader data center regulations. Residents continue to voice concerns regarding water use, electricity demands, and noise.
The Temple City Council approved new data center regulations and a proposed development by Rowan Digital Infrastructure, despite strong opposition from residents concerned about environmental impacts, water usage, and financial incentives. Mayor Davis defended the decisions, citing tax base growth as a key benefit, while residents felt their concerns were not adequately addressed.
The Temple City Council approved new data center regulations and measures for a proposed development by Rowan Digital Infrastructure. The meeting revealed a significant divide between residents opposing the data centers and city officials who defended the deals as beneficial for the city's tax base.
Temple city officials are proposing significant revisions to their Unified Development Code to increase public oversight of data center construction, including a new Conditional Use Permit requirement. This move follows rapid data center expansion in East Bell County by developers like Rowan Digital Infrastructure and prior community opposition, including an unsuccessful recall petition against city leadership. The proposed changes will undergo public hearings and council readings in September.
An Adamstown resident in Frederick County, Maryland, describes significant negative impacts from a data center construction project near his home. Issues include well water contamination, dust, mud, runoff, traffic, and inadequate visual screening, with promises made by developers allegedly unfulfilled. Concerns about alleged illegal excavation of an environmental covenant and future zoning expansion are also raised.
Rowan Digital Infrastructure is seeking approval from the City of Temple, Texas, for its sixth and final data center, known as the Lasso building, as part of a larger campus development. The project's relocation was necessitated by the city's need for landfill expansion, leading to new zoning and development code amendments currently under review. This process occurs amid a statewide moratorium on data center approvals by Governor Greg Abbott, which Rowan states it is in compliance with regarding sustainability and resource management.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has mandated new audits for data center projects, requiring them to provide details on water use, electricity infrastructure costs, and financial assistance before connecting to the grid. Rowan Digital Infrastructure, a developer in Temple, has expressed support for the new oversight. Projects failing to meet state and ERCOT requirements will be denied grid connection.
Rowan Digital Infrastructure is pursuing its final planned data center, the LaSalle building, in Temple, Texas, amidst community opposition. A local group, Temple Stands Together, is protesting the projects and calling for a statewide moratorium, following a statement from Governor Abbott. The LaSalle building still requires city council approval.
Rowan Digital Infrastructure has proposed a sixth and final data center building in Temple, Texas, named the Lasso building, as part of its Project Temple. This proposal coincides with the city's planning and zoning commission announcing proposed unified development code amendments to add public review and city conditions for data centers.
Calvert County commissioners are holding a public hearing on a proposed six-month moratorium on data center site plan approvals. This comes shortly after Amazon Web Services withdrew its application for a large data center campus in Lusby. The county aims to use this pause to update zoning ordinances and study regulations for the rapidly growing industry.
Amazon Web Services has withdrawn its application for the Calvert Technology Center data center campus in Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland. The decision follows months of intense local debate, public opposition, and efforts by county commissioners to explore a moratorium and tighten zoning regulations. The proposed project would have been the county's first large-scale data center.
Meta has opened its first AI-focused data center in Temple, Texas, a $1.2 billion investment on a 400-acre campus. The facility features a closed-loop liquid cooling system and renewable energy matching for its electricity usage. Despite these efforts, local residents continue to voice concerns about the increasing strain on natural resources, noise, and air pollution from this and other data center developments in the region.