Name: Data Center Policy Trends with Tim Bernard
Start: 2026-04-21T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-21T16:00:00-04:00

The Hidden Complexity of Data Center Siting

Data centers combine traits of infrastructure and industry that existing zoning codes rarely anticipate. Breaks down the dimensions planners evaluate when siting facilities — water capacity, electrical demand, transportation access, […]

Community & Social Impacts, Economic Impacts, Grid & Infrastructure Impacts
How AI data centers are raising electric bills : Planet Money : NPR

This NPR Planet Money episode traces how AI data center growth is driving up residential electricity bills, with reporters going to Ohio to follow one electric bill back to its […]

Economic Impacts, Grid & Infrastructure Impacts
Electricity prices are climbing more than twice as fast as inflation : NPR

Electricity prices climb more than twice as fast as inflation nationally. In Florida, summer bills top $400 a month even for households with energy-efficient upgrades. Data center power demand and […]

Community & Social Impacts, Economic Impacts, Grid & Infrastructure Impacts
Energy bills could go up 50% by 2039 as Dominion unveils plan to meet unprecedented demand | WRIC ABC 8News

Dominion Energy projects a 50% increase in residential electric bills by 2039 due to rising electricity demand in Virginia, driven by new data centers. The company plans to boost energy […]

Economic Impacts, Environmental Impacts, Grid & Infrastructure Impacts
Data center boom fuels PJM power cost increases as states move to shield ratepayers – DCD

Rising energy costs in the PJM Interconnection grid are driven by the growth of data centers, leading to projected increases in residential bills across 13 states. The latest capacity auction […]

Economic Impacts, Grid & Infrastructure Impacts
Data center overlay districts act (HB 5846, MI)

Authorizes local government to create overlay districts in order to facilitate zoning ordinances for data centers. Permits creation of a commission, conducting studies and consultations. Permits district to impose special […]

Community & Social Impacts, Economic Impacts, Environmental Impacts, Grid & Infrastructure Impacts, Public Health Impacts
Data Centers Are Swallowing Up Our Human Resources

Higher energy and water bills from nearby data centers tip vulnerable residents into financial crisis, worsening psychiatric conditions and straining already underfunded mental health services. Data center investment hit $489.5 […]

Community & Social Impacts, Economic Impacts, Public Health Impacts
Data Center Tax Abatements: Why States and Localities Must Disclose These Soaring Revenue Losses

Fourteen states and scores of localities fail to disclose data center tax abatement revenue losses, violating accounting standards in effect since 2017. Georgia, Virginia and Texas each lose more than […]

Economic Impacts, Environmental Justice
Largest Data Centers around the world with over 1GW Capacity Under Construction

This industry roundup profiles over a dozen gigawatt-scale data centers under construction globally, including major facilities in Texas, Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, the UAE, India, and South Korea developed by Meta, […]

Community & Social Impacts, Economic Impacts, Environmental Impacts, Grid & Infrastructure Impacts
Data Centers and the Climate Landscape: An Actionable Resource for US Mayors

The Climate Mayors Data Center Resource guide from Climate Mayors is a local government toolkit that focuses on the policy levers cities can use to manage or regulate data center […]

Community & Social Impacts, Economic Impacts, Environmental Impacts

Impact Type: Economic Impacts

How AI data centers are raising electric bills : Planet Money : NPR

Energy bills could go up 50% by 2039 as Dominion unveils plan to meet unprecedented demand | WRIC ABC 8News

Data center boom fuels PJM power cost increases as states move to shield ratepayers – DCD

Data Center Tax Abatements: Why States and Localities Must Disclose These Soaring Revenue Losses

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