Name: Data Center Power & Utility Interconnection (Gateway 2)
Start: 2026-05-20T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-20T13:00:00-04:00

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May 6, 2026

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, […]

Big Tech, Energy, Financial Analysis, Jobs, Utilities & Power
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May 5, 2026

Experts say utilities’ projected data center growth is speculative

Despite utilities in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina requesting roughly 10 GW of new generation capacity, independent modeling puts the most likely data center electricity need at 3.5 […]

Economic Analysis, Energy, Government & Policy, Utilities & Power
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May 4, 2026

Impacts of Projected Data Center Growth and Emerging Uncertainties on Power Demand in the Southeast

Greenlink Analytics and Science for Georgia project data-center electricity demand in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina at 2.4 to 6.7 GW over five to six years. Utilities forecast […]

Economic Analysis, Energy, Government & Policy, Technical Resources, Technical Review, Utilities & Power
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April 29, 2026

Stop Dirty Data Centers | NAACP

The NAACP campaigns against data center harms in Black communities across Alabama, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi and Tennessee. Provides community benefit agreement templates, frontline organizing guides and 2026 policy recommendations. Covers […]

Campaign Strategy, Community Benefits Agreement, Community Organizing, Energy, Environmental Justice, Government & Policy, Jobs, Public Engagement, Water Quality & Quantity
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April 28, 2026

Across the US, Activists Are Organizing to Oppose Data Centers

Organizers in Tucson block Amazon's bid for public water to cool a 290-acre desert data center after the city council votes against land annexation. MediaJustice's report "The People Say No" […]

Big Tech, Campaign Strategy, Community Organizing, Environmental Justice, Utilities & Power, Victories, Water Quality & Quantity
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April 21, 2026

Media Need to Report on the Real Cost of Data Centers (FAIR CounterSpin)

An interview critiques mainstream media for promoting data centers while neglecting their environmental impacts, such as water scarcity and energy costs. It highlights community organizing in the U.S. South and […]

Big Tech, Campaign Strategy, Community Organizing, Energy, Environmental Justice, Jobs, Public Engagement, Taxes, Water Quality & Quantity
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April 11, 2026

Big Data Centers, Big Problems: the surging environmental and consumer costs of AI, crypto and big data

This report from Environment America and U.S. PIRG examines how data centers powering AI, cryptocurrency, and big data are driving a surge in electricity demand that is delaying America's transition […]

Big Tech, Economic Analysis, Energy, Government & Policy, Noise, Taxes, Technology Policy, Utilities & Power, Water Quality & Quantity
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February 25, 2026

AN ACT Relating to abortion producing drugs … (HB611, AL)
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February 25, 2026

AN ACT relating to utilities; to add Section 37-4-22.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to provide specific considerations for the Public Service Commission’s review and approval of retail electric service contracts between a utility and a large load data center, including determining that such contracts provide for the recovery of incremental costs and promote other positive benefits. (SB270 / HB403, AL)
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February 25, 2026

Supplemental appropriations from Education Trust Fund for fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (HB170, AL)

State: Alabama

Experts say utilities’ projected data center growth is speculative

Impacts of Projected Data Center Growth and Emerging Uncertainties on Power Demand in the Southeast

AN ACT Relating to abortion producing drugs … (HB611, AL)

Supplemental appropriations from Education Trust Fund for fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (HB170, AL)

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