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Bisnow Talks to Milldam’s Adam Waitkunas About The Bipartisan Opposition to Data Centers and The New Challenges for Developers

Bisnow Talks to Milldam’s Adam Waitkunas About The Bipartisan Opposition to Data Centers and The New Challenges for Developers

Milldam’s Adam Waitkunas was recently featured in Bisnow on the rise of bipartisan resistance to Data Center Development. As Adam noted, “untraditional alignments” are forming across the political spectrum, with local communities uniting around shared concerns such as water, diesel emissions, noise, and rural character. While the data center industry has long been accustomed to addressing regulatory hurdles and policy approvals, the current wave of opposition is being driven by something more difficult to navigate: […]

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Zoning In

Zoning In

Policy guardrails are catching up to AI infrastructure. Georgia proposes new DRI thresholds and disclosures, Pima County expands NDA and environmental review rules, and Virginia’s SCC weighs cost allocation for high-load customers. Communities from Mississippi to Virginia continue to organize, and a new report warns of potential Great Lakes water stress from data centers. Meanwhile, Brazil signals “Redata” incentives to lure renewable-powered builds. Brazil Launching Data Center Incentives Next Month to Woo Big Tech Brazil […]

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Zoning In

Zoning In

This week’s update reveals the push-pull between data center growth and public oversight across the U.S. In Kentucky, Oldham County’s planning board is building a framework to regulate data centers more tightly. At the same time, West Virginia just passed a law that bypasses local zoning altogether to attract more projects. Meanwhile, power constraints in Pennsylvania have halted a long-rumored AWS development, and in Virginia, the battle continues over who should pay for infrastructure serving […]

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Zoning In

Zoning In

This week in data center drama: community clashes, regulatory shakeups, and a growing call for accountability. In Alabama, Meta’s Huntsville campus is earning praise for its low noise levels, while Bessemer residents are suing to stop a $14B facility they say threatens their health and quality of life. In Indiana, a 95-year-old orchard is fighting to protect its rural charm. And in West Virginia, a new law stripping local zoning control is being slammed as […]

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Zoning In

Zoning In

This week, Pittsylvania County, VA, made headlines by firmly rejecting a hotly contested 750-acre data center and onsite power proposal after six months of public debate and protests. The Board of Supervisors denied the rezoning application in a 6-1 vote and blocked the developer’s last-minute withdrawal attempt, effectively delaying any reapplication for a year. The decision underscored the project’s deep community opposition, focused on rural preservation and environmental concerns, and spurred calls to update the […]

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Zoning In

Zoning In

This week’s headlines spotlight a growing national reckoning over the power, land, and local control issues tied to the explosive growth of AI-fueled data centers. In Washington, federal regulators rejected Amazon and Talen Energy’s request to revisit a ruling that blocks a co-located data center from ramping up power use at a Pennsylvania nuclear plant—further signaling increased scrutiny of behind-the-meter energy arrangements. At the state level, Arizona’s utility regulators launched a formal review of grid […]

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Zoning In

Zoning In

In this week’s Zoning In, a $5 billion data center project in Georgia has ignited a jurisdictional dispute between Newton County and the city of Social Circle. Originally planned as “Newton Technology Park,” the project was opposed by county officials, prompting developers to rebrand it as “Social Circle Technology Park.” However, county records do not confirm the land’s annexation, and legal teams are now reviewing the conflicting claims. Meanwhile, Douglas County, GA, has enacted a […]

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Hurricane Electric Adds Point of Presence in New Mexico at Oso Grande in Albuquerque

Hurricane Electric Adds Point of Presence in New Mexico at Oso Grande in Albuquerque

Second location in New Mexico will provide organizations throughout Albuquerque and the Southwest with access to Hurricane Electric’s high-speed, reliable IP transit February 24, 2025 09:22 AM Eastern Standard Time ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, announced today that it has deployed a new Point of Presence (PoP) at Oso Grande in Albuquerque, NM. The new PoP is located at 725 6th Street NW, Albuquerque NM 87102. The Tier 3, 60,000+ square-foot facility […]

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Milldam’s President Joins The Data Center Frontier Show Podcast to Discuss Data Center Community Relations and Engagement

Milldam’s President Joins The Data Center Frontier Show Podcast to Discuss Data Center Community Relations and Engagement

Our President, Adam Waitkunas, was recently a guest on The Data Center Frontier Show Podcast to discuss data center community relations and tactics that data center developers can leverage to strengthen their relationships with local communities throughout North America. The discussion also focused on Milldam’s new Data Center Community Relations Service, which designs tailor-made community relations campaigns that utilize support at the local level. Check out the Episode to hear Adam’s conversation with Matt Vincent and David […]

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Milldam’s President Talks to Bisnow About Data Center Community Relations

Milldam’s President Talks to Bisnow About Data Center Community Relations

Milldam’s president, Adam Waitkunas, recently spoke to Bisnow’s Dan Rabb about the data center industry’s continued challenges with community relations. He also discussed Milldam’s new Data Center Community Relations Service, helping data center developers seamlessly navigate community engagement across North America. You can read the full article here.