DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Standards & Regulations, Jason Ma, DCD
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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80 percent of Democratic and Republican candidates for governor have expressed a stance on data centers
Data centers are on the ballot – and people don't like them
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Data center-related threats made against local authorities in Marshall, Michigan
Death threat comes two weeks after city votes to approve one-year moratorium
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Data center operators sneak in pair of projects hours before moratorium enacted in Hillsboro, Oregon
120-day moratorium aims to give the city time to re-evaluate its data center stance
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Beltline Energy withdraws data center proposal in Pacific, Missouri
Proposal called for rezoning of a 500-acre property
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Town of Lochbuie, Colorado, passes five-year data center moratorium
Mayor says measure was proactive, no existing data center applications in the town
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Greater London Authority to prioritize “clean, green and efficient” data centers in the future, could build them on grey belt land
Sets out sustainability and social impact criteria for future data center development
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Loudoun County considering moratorium on new data center applications, rejects 3.25 million sq ft campus
Trouble in data center paradise
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Texas Governor Abbott calls for data centers to be banned in rural areas
Abbott has historically supported the data center industry in Texas
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Trio of Republicans call for FBI investigation into data center opposition
Allege "foreign influence campaigns" are responsible for data center opposition
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New York state legislature passes data center moratorium, awaits governor Hochul's approval
Would make New York the first in the US to impose state-wide moratorium
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Michigan senator proposes one-year state-wide moratorium on data centers
Text of bill matches proposal submitted by Republican colleague earlier this year
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Denver City Council passes one-year data center moratorium
Puts pause on any zoning permits
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Data centers in the UK stymied by "inadequate community engagement" - report
Data centers are becoming controversial on the other side of the Atlantic
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More than a quarter of US states do not properly disclose revenue lost to data center tax abatements - report
States should adhere to the GAAP, says report
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Residents of Granbury, Texas, sue the city after authorities rezone 2,100 acres for potential data center project
Opposition takes on a legal flavor
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Ohio Republican calls on data center to give up tax subsidy
Calls the financing for the deal "unjustified"
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€1.6bn Irish data center proposed in 2019 finally gets go-ahead
Construction now approved
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State-wide data center moratorium could be proposed in Pennsylvania
Calls for pause grow louder
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Georgia considering bill that could shield ratepayers from data center-related increases
Would require the inclusion of "protections" in contracts between data centers and utilities
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Applicant appeals data center rejection in Delaware
Alleges that campus is not a "heavy industrial use"
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Virginia legislature divided on data center sales tax exemption
Senate estimates that it would generate $317m in revenue for FY2027
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Officials recommend data center moratorium for approval in Fulton County, Indiana
Would block a 500MW data center proposal
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Oklahoma senator proposes three-year data center moratorium in the state
No US state currently has a state-wide moratorium
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Legal issues force developer to withdraw data center proposal in Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania
Developer likely to refile application
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Permission denied to data center in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, talks of a potential moratorium
Plans for a four-building, 2,000,000 sq ft facility were thwarted
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Canada's British Columbia to limit data center energy use and ban new cryptomining projects
Changes to take effect from November
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Officials in Meade County, Kentucky, reject data center rezoning plan
Proposal concerned a 138-acre site
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Irish planning body approves two EdgeConneX data centers, overruling local council's refusal
Facilities will cover a total floor space of 15,000 sqm