DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Standards & Regulations, Matthew Gooding, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Scotland's parliament backs de facto, temporary, moratorium on new hyperscale data centers
No plans will be approved until new planning guidance is published
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Politicians in Scotland set to vote on national data center moratorium
Would put a pause on projects of 50MW and up
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham rejects calls for national data center moratorium
Says AI Growth Zones will benefit communities
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UK AI Growth Zone program for data centers in limbo after DSIT closure
New home for flagship digital infrastructure scheme yet to be decided
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Details of four data centers planned for Petersburg, Virginia, revealed
Sites did not have to go through the rezoning process
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Local and state moratoria puts $1bn Long Island data center project in limbo
Wildflower scheme set to be held up
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SNP backs national data center moratorium in Scotland
Cites negative environmental impact
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Singapore's government proposes data center licensing regime
Operators would have to prove security and disaster recovery measures are in place
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Bernie Sanders says US public should take 50% stake in OpenAI and Anthropic
Seizing the means of (slop) production
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Change of mayor prompts appeal against data center planned in Provence, France
Officials aim to revoke permission for planned Telehouse facility
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France considers law to curb data center developments
Would impose conditions on operators building new infrastructure
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Proposed Maine moratorium could scupper plan for data center in old paper mill
Developer predictably unkeen on bill that could stifle developments
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Virginia's data centers may need to prove green credentials to qualify for tax breaks
Tax exemption was worth $1.9bn to Virginia's many data centers in 2025
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Plan for 213MW data center blocked by councilors in Edinburgh, Scotland
Scheme had been recommended for approval
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Colorado proposes tax breaks for data centers
Draft legislation would impose clean energy requirements on large projects
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UK MPs launch cross-party group focused on data center industry
APPG will investigate sector's impact, good and bad
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New AI Growth Zone in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, could unlock 500MW of data center capacity
£8.2bn investment across data center and energy projects touted
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OCP and SNIA team up to tackle storage, memory, and networking needs of AI data centers
We're better together, non-profits say
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US-UK tech deal agreed as AI Growth Zone announced for north east of England
Deal apparently cements UK's 'Goldilocks' position in the AI ecosystem
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Florida set to kill sales tax break for data centers
Hyperscale campuses of more than 100MW will keep their exemptions
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Angela Rayner overturns decision to block data center planned for Hertfordshire, UK
Deputy PM approves scheme despite local opposition
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Colorado lawmakers consider 30-year tax breaks for data centers
Environmental campaigners oppose legislation
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UK government pledges 500MW of data center power for its AI Growth Zones
If you've already got power, go straight to the front of the line
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Norway's data centers given till July to comply with new registration rules
Firms that don't join government register could face fines
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Legislation proposed in Virginia to regulate data centers, ease grid concerns
But one of the bills has already been rejected by a committee of state politicians
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Data center projects worth £14bn announced with new UK government AI plan
Data center zones and new supercomputer also in the pipeline
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Angela Rayner overrules council and approves data center planned for Buckinghamshire, UK
Will boost UK's digital infrastructure, deputy PM says
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Tract accuses Switch of "harassing rivals" as part of Nevada data center site dispute
Companies are pursuing legal action against each other