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Data Center Signal is tracking 29 clips about SoftBank data center developments across 3 states, including OH, TN, TX.

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News ClipChattanooga Times Free Press·TN

Community Voice: After $305 million in Tennessee tax breaks, this billionaire lays off 30,000 workers

Despite receiving $305 million in Tennessee tax breaks and a $65 million state grant, Oracle laid off 30,000 workers while expanding AI data infrastructure and modular data centers in the state. Bristol, TN enacted a data center moratorium, and the article calls for broader statewide accountability against Oracle's unfulfilled job promises and tax exemptions.

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Oracle OpenAI SoftBank

4/19/2026

News ClipChattanooga Times Free Press·TN

Community Voice: After $305M in Tennessee tax breaks, this billionaire lays off 30,000 workers

Oracle received $305 million in Tennessee tax breaks and grants, including a $65 million FastTrack grant for its Nashville headquarters, but has failed to deliver promised jobs. Despite layoffs, the company is expanding AI data infrastructure with modular data centers in Chattanooga and Memphis, prompting criticism over tax exemptions and calls for accountability. Bristol, Tennessee, has already enacted a two-year moratorium on data centers.

government announcement moratorium opposition

Oracle OpenAI SoftBank

4/18/2026

News ClipThe North State Journal·Abilene, Jones County, TX

Microsoft takes over Texas AI data center expansion as OpenAI backs away

Microsoft is taking over a large AI data center expansion project in Abilene, Texas, from OpenAI. This involves building two new "AI factory" buildings and a 900-megawatt on-site power plant, significantly expanding the computing complex to 2.1 gigawatts of capacity.

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Microsoft OpenAI Oracle SoftBank

4/4/2026

News Clip1:01Audio Articles·OH

Inside DOE’s 10GW AI Megasite (in 60 Seconds!)! #energypolicy #businessnews

DOE leaders and SoftBank representatives kicked off a 10-gigawatt AI technology campus in Pike County, Ohio. The project includes significant on-site natural gas generation and a grid upgrade, with SoftBank pledging funds for local amenities and promising no increased electric bills. However, rural Ohio groups are actively opposing the development and have filed to ban mega data centers, potentially leading to a statewide ballot fight.

electricity opposition moratorium government announcement

SoftBank OpenAI Oracle

3/29/2026

News ClipInside Climate News·Piketon, Pike County, OH

Two Wildly Different Data Centers Reveal a ‘Fork in the Road’ on How to Meet Electricity Demand

A proposed Google data center in Michigan plans to utilize renewable energy and demand response, contrasting sharply with a SoftBank project in Piketon, Ohio, which includes a massive gas-fired power plant. These developments highlight a divergence in strategies for powering data centers and addressing their substantial electricity demands.

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Google SoftBank

3/26/2026

News Clipreadlion.com·Piketon, Pike County, OH

Trump inks massive data center deal with Japan

The U.S. and Japan announced a massive data center and AI hub deal in Piketon, Ohio, involving over 20 companies led by SoftBank and SB Energy. The project includes building 10 GW of natural gas power generation to support 10 GW of data center development at a former DOE site. This deal, part of a U.S.-Japan agreement, ensures project costs for new power infrastructure are covered by the developers, not Ohio ratepayers.