Data Center Signal is tracking 64 clips about Stack Infrastructure data center developments across 7 states, including VA, NM, LA, CA, TX.
The Hayward City Council unanimously approved a moratorium on new data center proposals amid community concerns about resource demands. The action followed opposition to the city’s May 2025 approval of Stack Infrastructure’s 310,000-square-foot SVY03A data center on Eden Landing Road.
A Green Foothills op-ed urges California voters to reject Proposition 45, arguing that it would weaken CEQA environmental review and reduce public oversight of projects including data centers. The piece highlights the STACK Trade Zone Park Data Center in San Jose and warns that the measure could limit local governments' ability to impose energy, water, pollution and public-health protections.
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.
Stack Infrastructure’s Project Crossroads at the Berry Hill megasite in Pittsylvania County is planned as a 21-building AI data center campus built over 15 years. The project could represent up to $100 billion in investment, require 3,000 megawatts of power and use as much as 7 million gallons of water per day, while permits address energy generation, wetlands and other environmental impacts.
Stack Infrastructure has submitted permit applications for Project Crossroads, a proposed data center campus with up to 21 facilities on 1,733 acres at the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill in Pittsylvania County. The project could require 3,000 megawatts of power and up to 7 million gallons of water per day, with construction potentially starting in about a year.
Data center opponents are holding marches across Virginia in support of a statewide construction moratorium, citing strain on the power grid and water resources. Supporters of development, including Stack Infrastructure, argue that a moratorium would shift investment and digital infrastructure to other states or overseas, while rural communities say data centers could provide jobs and tax revenue.
The Hayward City Council is set to consider a temporary moratorium of up to two years on new data center development. The proposal follows community opposition to recent projects and would give city staff time to study resource use and impacts on residents.
Oracle's Project Jupiter AI data center is under construction on a roughly 700-acre site in Santa Teresa, with about 4,400 construction workers involved. Oracle says the facility will use fuel cells and closed-loop cooling, while community questions remain about water use, energy, transparency and local impacts.
KOAT received an inside look at Project Jupiter, a $165 billion AI data center campus under construction in Santa Teresa. Oracle and Stack Infrastructure described the project’s fuel-cell power generation, closed-loop cooling system and growing construction workforce, while acknowledging community concerns about water use, air quality and transparency.
Shreveport officials are considering using building permit revenue from Amazon Web Services data center construction to fund pay raises for police, firefighters and other city employees. The projects, including campuses in Caddo Parish and Resilient Technology Park, could generate millions in permit fees and represent an $18 billion regional investment by Amazon and Stack Infrastructure.
Oracle Corp. has issued a force majeure notice to Blue Owl Capital concerning Project Jupiter, a data center in New Mexico, citing potential delays tied to power commitments. The project, part of the Stargate AI build-out, has encountered regulatory hurdles including a denied energy permit and delayed natural gas pipeline. Oracle is aiming to secure a delay on rent payments if the data center is not operational by its 2028 target.
Oracle's Project Jupiter data center in New Mexico faces potential delays due to power supply issues, including unapproved air permits for its fuel-cell plant and rejections for a natural gas pipeline. Oracle issued a force majeure notice to its developer, Stack Infrastructure, but states the project remains on schedule. Separately, administrative judges recommended denying a power plant for Meta's data center in El Paso, Texas, unless Meta covers all costs.
Oracle has issued a "force majeure" notice to Blue Owl, the developer of its "Project Jupiter" data center in New Mexico, due to potential delays in securing power. This action allows Oracle to delay payments if the data center, which is part of a broader AI infrastructure initiative, does not come online as planned in 2028. The project has also faced other infrastructure setbacks and legal challenges concerning water and air-quality permits.
Oracle has issued a "force majeure" notice to Blue Owl, the developer of its large Project Jupiter data center in New Mexico, citing potential delays in securing power for the facility. This move aims to delay payments if the project, which has faced infrastructure setbacks including legal challenges over water and air-quality permits, doesn't come online by 2028. Despite Oracle's action, Blue Owl states the notice does not alter financial commitments to the multi-year project.
Texas is conducting a comprehensive audit of 461 proposed data center projects across the state, examining their electricity demand, water consumption, community impacts, and financial incentives. This statewide review, directed by Governor Abbott, requires projects to comply with new verification processes or face denial of grid connection. Several major data center companies have publicly agreed to adhere to the state's new standards.
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger unveiled sweeping legislative proposals aimed at increasing accountability for data centers. Stack Infrastructure, a developer planning a significant investment in Southside Virginia, has expressed support for these transparency efforts.
Democrats Tom Perriello and Beth Macy are campaigning against data center development in Virginia, criticizing Republican incumbents John McGuire and Ben Cline for supporting tax breaks that have fueled the state's data center boom. The article fact-checks these political claims, examining the history of state legislation that expanded sales tax exemptions for data centers and the ongoing debate over their economic benefits versus their environmental and energy infrastructure impacts. Congressional candidates are also calling for data center moratoriums.
The Hayward City Council unanimously voted to direct staff to draft a data center moratorium proposal, in response to community outcry following the approval of the "Stack SVY03A" data center. The council will revisit the issue in October to consider a pause or outright ban on future data center approvals, pending research into environmental and economic impacts.
Amazon's multi-billion dollar data center investment in Northwest Louisiana is fulfilling its promise of local jobs and contracts. Local businesses like JKC Construction and Flying Bee Rental have secured contracts, leading to job creation and economic growth in the Shreveport-Bossier City area. State officials and Governor John Bel Edwards previously stressed the importance of local hiring.
Donald Trump's advocacy for data center development puts him at odds with a growing segment of his rural Republican supporters in Virginia, who are increasingly opposing these projects. This political divergence creates a challenge for Trump, as local officials approving data centers face backlash despite aligning with his stated policy. The article highlights a specific Google data center project in Botetourt County as an example of this dynamic.