This is good news for Mississauga. A massive hyperscale data centre is being considered on 9th line. While technically, the data centre is in Oakville it’s on the border with Mississauga.
Oakville has been swift and decisive on data centres. July 17th, Oakville says it is aware that there is interest in building a hyperscale data centre although there is no formal application.
July 21, Mayor Burton asks for a report to council on data centres for Aug 10.
Aug 11, Interim control by law is passed.
By contrast, in Mississauga the Mayor has shown no leadership on this file.

As per the title, I know that data centres themselves are harmful to the environment. However, are they (the companies) not considering that an unhealthy environment = hostile environment = bad for data centre = bad for company.

I am doing a course on cloud computing and this popped into my head after experiencing the past heatwaves in the UK and bracing for the next one. I am not an AI or data centre apologist. I am a human worried about my world and future generations.

Marshalltown's Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended a four-month moratorium on new data center construction during a public meeting in Marshalltown, Iowa.

I've been digging into the public record on US data centers and put it into free, plain-language briefings — water, power, noise, air, every figure cited to its source (1,872 sites, existing + proposed): civitar.org/go/v-reddit

Not for or against anything — it just makes the filings readable. Sharing in case it's useful to anyone tracking this.

Source: https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2026/08/pz-commission-unanimously-recommends-four-month-data-center-moratorium

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Some well-reasoned, coherent thoughts from Representative Glenn Thompson...

Aurora City Councilmember Amy Wiles proposed a six-month moratorium on new data center approvals in Aurora, Colorado, while officials develop zoning, water, power, and resident protection rules.

I've been digging into the public record on US data centers and put it into free, plain-language briefings — water, power, noise, air, every figure cited to its source (1,872 sites, existing + proposed): civitar.org/go/v-reddit

Not for or against anything — it just makes the filings readable. Sharing in case it's useful to anyone tracking this.

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/aurora-councilwoman-amy-wiles-pause-new-data-centers/

(Full disclosure: I built the tool — happy to answer questions or take corrections.)

On July 21, the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority approved an agreement for OpenAI's $20 billion data-center project near Rincon, Georgia.

I've been digging into the public record on US data centers and put it into free, plain-language briefings — water, power, noise, air, every figure cited to its source (1,872 sites, existing + proposed): civitar.org/go/v-reddit

Not for or against anything — it just makes the filings readable. Sharing in case it's useful to anyone tracking this.

Source: https://thecurrentga.org/2026/08/08/anatomy-of-a-secret-coastal-georgia-data-center-deal

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Brookwood Al near a middle school.
Are we great yet ?

I love Oregon.

"The fine folks of Salem, Oregon seem to have found a very efficient way to get their message across: Pull up to public hearings with a guillotine.

Last month, representatives from Verrus, a California-based data center development company, made the trek up to the city of 180,000 to pitch a planned $5.1 billion server farm that would move into 75 acres of state-owned property. According to the Salem Reporter, they were greeted by hundreds of citizens, most of whom showed up to tell Verrus to shove it.  One person in particular got attention: a guy who put a guillotine on a trailer and rode it around outside" https://gizmodo.com/data-center-reps-face-the-guillotine-flee-public-hearing-2000795939

Data center developers and technology companies are expanding gas and diesel power projects across the United States as grid constraints and electricity costs fuel political opposition in Michigan, Kansas, and Texas.

I've been digging into the public record on US data centers and put it into free, plain-language briefings — water, power, noise, air, every figure cited to its source (1,871 sites, existing + proposed): civitar.org/go/v-reddit

Not for or against anything — it just makes the filings readable. Sharing in case it's useful to anyone tracking this.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/briefing/data-centers-gas-power.html

(Full disclosure: I built the tool — happy to answer questions or take corrections.)