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The decisions that let a project proceed or stop it: council and commission votes, rezonings, special exceptions, permits, conditions and pauses. 382 dated changes at 123 tracked projects in 33 states, newest first, each with the source it came from.
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| Date | What changed | Project |
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| Sep 18, 2026 | Public Utilities Commission of Nevada approves the two gas plants, subject to environmental permits and Storey County approvals Nevada Current | Fleet Data Centers TRIC campuses (South Valley and Peru Ridge) Storey County, NV · Proposed |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Planning Commission votes 4-2 to recommend approval of the special use permit Fredericksburg Free Press | Crossroads Technology Campus Spotsylvania County, VA · Proposed |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Coastal Regional Commission's full DRI report released; county site plan consideration postponed at developer request WTOC | Project Camellia Rincon, Effingham County, GA · Proposed |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Metropolitan Development Commission approves more than $240 million in tax breaks WFYI | Sabey Decatur Technology Park Indianapolis, Marion County, IN · Approved |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Board of Supervisors votes 7-1-1 to have staff draft a resolution pausing new data center applications for 12 months; final vote expected in October WJLA | Spring Valley Technology Park Loudoun County, VA · Proposed |
| Sep 14, 2026 | County Council unanimously adopts Digital Infrastructure Overlay District, partially repealing the moratorium Live 5 News (WCSC) | Project Boulder Walterboro, Colleton County, SC · Proposed |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Commissioners approve rezoning again 3-2 under restarted process WFAE | Project Delta Walnut Cove, Stokes County, NC · Approved |
| Sep 14, 2026 | County Executive rejects the Frederick Digital Campus DRRA and extends the data center pause through July 1, 2027 Frederick County Government | Quantum Frederick Adamstown, Frederick County, MD · Under construction |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Board of County Commissioners votes 5-0 to approve Use by Special Review permit after eight-hour hearing Colorado Public Radio | Global AI Data Center Windsor, Weld County, CO · Approved |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Superior Court sets aside lot merger approval and orders CEQA environmental review KPBS | Imperial Data Center Imperial, Imperial County, CA · Paused |
| Sep 8, 2026 | City Council unanimously approves up to $20,000 for a consultant to guide discussions with tribal governments on the proposal Northern News Now | Google Hermantown Data Center Hermantown, St. Louis County, MN · Proposed |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Appalachian Power files application with the State Corporation Commission for grid upgrades to serve the campus Cardinal News | Google Botetourt County Data Center Campus Botetourt County, VA · Approved |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Utah News Dispatch reports plans paused while county drafts ordinance Utah News Dispatch | Tooele Valley data center (Burmester Road / I-80) Tooele County, UT · Paused |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Commission extends interim control through 2026-12-24 to finalize zoning rules KWCH | West Sedgwick County data center land acquisitions Sedgwick County, KS · Rumored |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Village issues first building permit, for an 800,000-square-foot facility Lake and McHenry County Scanner | T5 @ Chicago IV Grayslake, Lake County, IL · Approved |
| Sep 2026 | Council committee unanimously recommends legislation to reinstate detailed site plan review for data centers The Diamondback | Brightseat Tech Park Landover, Prince George's County, MD · Approved |
| Sep 2026 | Weld County Planning Commission unanimously recommends approval (week before commissioners' vote) Colorado Public Radio | Global AI Data Center Windsor, Weld County, CO · Approved |
| Sep 2026 | Planning commissioner confirms DB STU LLC purchased the mega site properties with the intent of developing a data center WCPO | Mt. Orab Mega Site data center Mount Orab, Brown County, OH · Proposed |
| Sep 2026 | Planning Commission hears resident opposition to a High Tech Overlay district; no vote taken FOX19 | Mt. Orab Mega Site data center Mount Orab, Brown County, OH · Proposed |
| Sep 2026 | Township supervisors approve Phase 1-B final land development, allowing the first six buildings WITF | Pennsylvania Digital 1 (PAX-1) Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, PA · Approved |
| Sep 2026 | Uinta County commissioners approve a conditional use permit for the project's independent power production facility Wyoming News (via NewsBreak) | Prometheus Hyperscale Evanston Campus Evanston, Uinta County, WY · Approved |
| Aug 28, 2026 | NC DEQ announces final air quality permits for Amazon's 588 emergency engines and Duke Energy's 57 bridge power engines NC Department of Environmental Quality | Amazon Web Services Richmond County data center campus Hamlet, Richmond County, NC · Under construction |
| Aug 28, 2026 | County says Superior Court found moratorium findings insufficient and ordered it withdrawn County of Imperial | Imperial Data Center Imperial, Imperial County, CA · Paused |
| Aug 27, 2026 | SC Public Service Commission rules the utility siting law does not apply to the facility SC Daily Gazette | Valara Holdings High Performance Compute Center Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC · Under construction |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Council annexes three more parcels (6.55 acres) in CRG's plan, 5-2, days before a new state annexation law took effect Jefferson County Leader | CRG Festus Data Center Festus, Jefferson County, MO · Approved |
| Aug 23, 2026 | NM Supreme Court stays air-permit proceeding and well drilling KVIA | Project Jupiter Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, NM · Under construction |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Fiscal Court votes 5-4 to deny revised data center regulations and hire a consultant; Judge-Executive calls Aug. 24 special meeting for a new first reading The Oldham Era | Project Lincoln Oldham County, KY · Cancelled |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Madison County Board of Supervisors upholds the tax assessor's valuation of five Canton data center buildings, rejecting Amazon's appeal Mississippi Free Press | Amazon Web Services Madison County Mega Site campus Canton, Madison County, MS · Operating |
| Aug 17, 2026 | City and developers' motions to dismiss set for a Sept. 8 hearing before Will County Judge Victoria Breslan Shaw Local (The Herald-News) | Joliet Technology Center Joliet, Will County, IL · Approved |
| Aug 13, 2026 | County Planning Commission holds a hearing on the office complex conditional use permit Laramie County | Project Tembo Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY · Approved |
| Aug 12, 2026 | LPSC votes 3-1 to reject an administrative law judge's recommendation to make Meta job and power-demand information available through subpoenas WWNO | Meta Hyperion Holly Ridge, Richland Parish, LA · Under construction |
| Aug 12, 2026 | City issues two stop-construction orders over LNG tank and Bloom Energy fuel cell work done without permits WHYY | Nebius Vineland Data Center Vineland, Cumberland County, NJ · Under construction |
| Aug 11, 2026 | DC BLOX sues Metro in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee over the moratorium Axios Nashville | DC BLOX Nashville Data Center Nashville, Davidson County, TN · Proposed |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Linn County drops proposal to allow large data centers co-located with nuclear plants in the EU-2 zoning district KCRG | Google Palo data center campus Palo, Linn County, IA · Proposed |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Council Republicans propose asking Amazon for $7 million; Amazon says it is not interested in revisiting the abatement WVPE | Project Rainier (AWS New Carlisle campus) New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, IN · Operating |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Supervisors' vote postponed after overflow turnout created a fire hazard WHP 580 | Pennsylvania Digital 1 (PAX-1) Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, PA · Approved |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Voters overturn the rezoning in a referendum, per unofficial results The Sun Times News | Augusta Township Data Center (Thor Equities) Augusta Township, Washtenaw County, MI · Denied |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Metro Council authorizes eminent domain acquisition of the site, 27-5 NewsChannel 5 | DC BLOX Nashville Data Center Nashville, Davidson County, TN · Proposed |
| Aug 4, 2026 | City of Hermantown submits the updated AUAR to the Environmental Quality Board City of Hermantown | Google Hermantown Data Center Hermantown, St. Louis County, MN · Proposed |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Effingham County commissioners approve Ordinance 2026-352 permitting data centers in industrial zones Effingham Herald | Project Camellia Rincon, Effingham County, GA · Proposed |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Virginia DEQ discharge (VPDES) permit for cooling water discharge into Sedges Creek takes effect Tammy Purcell (Substack) | Amazon Web Services Louisa County campuses Louisa, Louisa County, VA · Under construction |
| Aug 2026 | State regulators reviewing draft air permits for backup diesel generators after public hearings Inside Climate News | Amazon Web Services Richmond County data center campus Hamlet, Richmond County, NC · Under construction |
| Aug 2026 | Clinton County Board of Elections votes unanimously not to certify a citizen data center regulation initiative WKRC Local 12 | AWS Wilmington data center Wilmington, Clinton County, OH · Approved |
| Aug 2026 | Residents' group appeals planning commission's conditional preliminary approval of a second Greenfield Road data center LancasterOnline | CoreWeave Lancaster data center Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA · Under construction |
| Aug 2026 | Governor's executive order removes data centers, including Amazon's, from the state fast-track permitting program The Philadelphia Inquirer | Falls Township Innovation Campus Falls Township, Bucks County, PA · Under construction |
| Aug 2026 | County issues grading plans and land disturbance permit Botetourt County, VA | Google Botetourt County Data Center Campus Botetourt County, VA · Approved |
| Aug 2026 | Preservation of Community Well-being Collective LLC and nine Lake County residents sue to challenge the village's approvals Lake and McHenry County Scanner | T5 @ Chicago IV Grayslake, Lake County, IL · Approved |
| Aug 2026 | Planning Commission tables the truck stop plat application pending a third-party study and tables the data center ordinance to include public comment in its report Utah Public Radio | Tooele Valley data center (Burmester Road / I-80) Tooele County, UT · Paused |
| Aug 2026 | Economic Development Authority of Columbia County approves a memorandum of understanding for a $17 billion data center investment by Kinetic Infrastructure Solutions, an Alphabet subsidiary; county says Google will pay $40 million a year for seven years WRDW | White Oak Technology Park Appling, Columbia County, GA · Approved |
| Jul 30, 2026 | NC DEQ holds joint public hearing on the Amazon and Duke Energy air quality permits in Rockingham NC Department of Environmental Quality | Amazon Web Services Richmond County data center campus Hamlet, Richmond County, NC · Under construction |
| Jul 29, 2026 | O'Leary says design is 'full steam ahead' and a water permit filing is expected by end of August; MIDA on 'pause' awaiting permit requests The Salt Lake Tribune | Stratos Project Box Elder County, UT · Proposed |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Metro Zoning Administrator issues a written determination that DC BLOX's building-permit applications had vested U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (via WKRN) | DC BLOX Nashville Data Center Nashville, Davidson County, TN · Proposed |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Project Skye's Virginia Water Protection permit application is on hold VPM News | Google Chesterfield County data center campuses Chesterfield County, VA · Under construction |
| Jul 24, 2026 | PUCT approves net metering application in Docket No. 59220 for the co-located Armstrong County data center load, with ERCOT curtailment obligations White & Case LLP | Goodnight Campus Claude, Armstrong County, TX · Under construction |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Nashville Zoo board unanimously rejects DC BLOX's proposed MOU for a smaller facility WSMV | DC BLOX Nashville Data Center Nashville, Davidson County, TN · Proposed |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Planning Commission votes 5-0 to recommend denial, following staff recommendation Loudoun Times-Mirror | Spring Valley Technology Park Loudoun County, VA · Proposed |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Tooele County Planning Commission hearing on new data center ordinance (Land Use Ordinance Chapter 34) Tooele County / Utah Public Notice Website | Tooele Valley data center (Burmester Road / I-80) Tooele County, UT · Paused |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Metro Council approves data center regulations and a moratorium on new permits through Dec. 1, 2026 NewsChannel 5 | DC BLOX Nashville Data Center Nashville, Davidson County, TN · Proposed |
| Jul 15, 2026 | County Commission votes 5-1 to deny the project without prejudice WPTV | Project Tango Loxahatchee, Palm Beach County, FL · Denied |
| Jul 14, 2026 | City Council approves an update to the plan for the CyrusOne campus off Eldamain and Faxon roads WSPY News | CyrusOne CHI-11 Data Center Campus Yorkville, Kendall County, IL · Under construction |
| Jul 14, 2026 | City Council approves an amendment to the project's PUD Shaw Local | Project Cardinal Data Center Campus Yorkville, Kendall County, IL · Approved |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Gov. Kathy Hochul signs executive order enacting a statewide moratorium on large-scale data centers, pausing permitting for up to a year The Batavian | Stream Data Centers STAMP Campus Alabama, Genesee County, NY · Proposed |
| Jul 8, 2026 | State Office of Administrative Hearings begins testimony on El Paso Electric's proposed McCloud Generation Facility CBS4 / KFOX14 | Meta El Paso Data Center El Paso, El Paso County, TX · Under construction |
| Jul 8, 2026 | County memo on the site plan resubmittal and conditional use permit for Project Tembo Laramie County | Project Tembo Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY · Approved |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Waverly residents sue Sangamon County in circuit court to overturn the approval Illinois Times | CyrusOne Sangamon County Data Center Waverly, Sangamon County, IL · Approved |
| Jul 2, 2026 | California Public Utilities Commission unanimously authorizes Liberty Utilities to seek bids for a new Lake Tahoe power supplier CapRadio | Fleet Data Centers TRIC campuses (South Valley and Peru Ridge) Storey County, NV · Proposed |
| Jul 1, 2026 | County Executive signs order pausing new data center permits and approvals through the end of 2026 Maryland Matters | Quantum Frederick Adamstown, Frederick County, MD · Under construction |
| Jul 2026 | County Council approves a two-year moratorium on data center permitting and development The Diamondback | Brightseat Tech Park Landover, Prince George's County, MD · Approved |
| Jul 2026 | Residents pack Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission meetings to challenge the project Fredericksburg Free Press | Crossroads Technology Campus Spotsylvania County, VA · Proposed |
| Jul 2026 | Palo passes a data center ordinance; Linn County, which recently began an 18-month data center moratorium, considers allowing data centers as accessories to nuclear plants Iowa Public Radio | Google Palo data center campus Palo, Linn County, IA · Proposed |
| Jul 2026 | Moratorium extended ten months and fifteen days County of Imperial | Imperial Data Center Imperial, Imperial County, CA · Paused |
| Jul 2026 | Oracle credit rating falls to BBB-; PSC rejects We Energies request to reconsider collateral rules; Oracle challenges rules in Ozaukee County Circuit Court Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service | Port Washington (Lighthouse) Data Center Campus Port Washington, Ozaukee County, WI · Under construction |
| Jul 2026 | County adopts six-month moratorium on data center development Live 5 News (WCSC) | Project Boulder Walterboro, Colleton County, SC · Proposed |
| Jul 2026 | Tonawanda Seneca Nation, Sierra Club and a Town of Alabama resident sue the IDA and town officials over the STAMP incentive zoning agreement Investigative Post | Stream Data Centers STAMP Campus Alabama, Genesee County, NY · Proposed |
| Jul 2026 | Utah Division of Water Quality holds public hearing on the discharge permit KSL.com | Tooele Valley data center (Burmester Road / I-80) Tooele County, UT · Paused |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Maryland Supreme Court rules that a citizen referendum on the county's expanded data center zoning must stay off the ballot Maryland Matters | Quantum Frederick Adamstown, Frederick County, MD · Under construction |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Hundreds of residents attend SCDES public meeting on the permit request SC Daily Gazette | Valara Holdings High Performance Compute Center Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC · Under construction |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Deltona Corporation withdraws its Holder Industrial Park comprehensive plan and zoning change applications ABC Action News (WFTS) | Holder Industrial Park Holder, Citrus County, FL · Cancelled |
| Jun 23, 2026 | City Council approves an 18-month extension for the developer to acquire all property titles Shaw Local | Project Cardinal Data Center Campus Yorkville, Kendall County, IL · Approved |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously sends revised data center regulations to Fiscal Court The Oldham Era | Project Lincoln Oldham County, KY · Cancelled |
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