Yesterday brought another process-heavy day for U.S. data center development: little in the way of fresh shovel-ready capacity, but several concrete moves that tightened the terms under which projects can proceed.
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Water questions are getting more specific. In Little Rock the debate turned on quantified peak and average demand, while Utah officials asked for water-reduction technology and measures tied to the Great Salt Lake.
Local resistance continues to move from protest into procedure. Hearings, study committees, ordinance drafting, and land-use reviews are becoming standard checkpoints rather than one-off flareups.
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ERCOT approved Batch Zero, a batch-study process for Texas data-center large-load interconnection, and plans a June 18 Public Utility Commission of Texas vote.
North Carolina lawmakers advance Senate Bill 730 to restrict data center siting and noise impacts and require large operators to cover incremental utility costs.
Ohio and Virginia regulators approved large-load tariffs for new data center load while Minnesota evaluates Clean Transition Tariff structures to procure cleaner resources.
Prince William County residents and legal groups challenge hyperscale data centers in Virginia, including the Digital Gateway project, over public notice, zoning, water, and electricity-cost issues.
Hood County, Texas, considers tighter development disclosures after residents oppose eight proposed data centers, including Comanche Circle, and lawsuits follow rejected or delayed plans.
Hood County commissioners in Texas tightened data-center disclosure rules in response to water and power concerns in proposals including Comanche Circle, prompting developer lawsuits.
Fisk University proposes a 30-MW data center on North Nashville land, drawing community opposition and prompting Nashville's first data center zoning bill by Rollin Horton.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro released GRID standards in June 2026 to condition data center tax incentives and economic opportunity zone eligibility on clean-energy and other requirements.
Fluence Energy announced a Siemens, Nvidia, and nVent reference design for AI data centers using 136-megawatt batteries, driving a share surge on Monday in New York.
Ohio data center developers increased lobbying and Connected Ohio Facebook ads as Governor Mike DeWine paused new sales-tax credits after 2025 revenue losses.