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Data Centers Hit the Water-and-Permitting Wall
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Montgomery County, East Whiteland and Nye County are showing how data center growth is running into moratoriums, water-service conditions and outright basin bans, while FERC lets SPP test topology optimization to squeeze more out of the grid.
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- Atmosphere Data Centers scraps challenge to Elrich's permitting moratorium — Bethesda Magazine
Atmosphere Data Centers scraps challenge to Elrich's permitting moratorium Search # Atmosphere Data Centers scraps challenge to Elrich’s permitting moratorium California company seeking continuance of data center proposal under consideration by county Hearing Examiner August 28, 2026 11:37 a.m. | Updated: August 28, 2026 11:44 a.m. Share Print An entrance to the former GenOn Dickerson…
- FERC Accepts SPP Plan to Cut Transmission Congestion | Interactive News — 111things
FERC Accepts SPP Plan to Cut Transmission Congestion | Interactive News # FERC Accepts SPP Plan to Cut Transmission Congestion August 28, 2026 10:22 am National The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission accepted Southwest Power Pool’s proposed tariff revisions on August 19, 2026, establishing a process for the regional grid operator to consider changing the configuration of transmission…
- East Whiteland Halts Data Center Work Over Water Approval - MyChesCo — MyChesCo
East Whiteland Halts Data Center Work Over Water Approval - MyChesCo Photo by Paul Hanaoka on Unsplash EAST WHITELAND TWP, PA — East Whiteland Township ordered an immediate halt Wednesday to work under a building permit for the Sentinel/Green Fig data center development after determining the developer had not provided required documentation showing sufficient water availability for the…
- Nevada county bans data centers in overdrawn basin, citing water strain — The Cooldown
Nevada county bans data centers in overdrawn basin, citing water strain Photo Credit: Nye County Nye County has taken an unusually firm stance against one of tech's fastest-growing industries, voting to ban data centers in a heavily overdrawn water basin that includes Pahrump. The vote comes amid concerns about the future of the local water supply, according to the Nevada Current. ### Here's…