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July 25, 2026

14 entries published that day, the everything feed by the day each row entered the record; the timeline lists milestones alone, by the day they happened. Each is one sourced row of the record: what happened, where, and where it came from. Nothing here is an article and nothing is unapproved.

  1. Georgia Statement

    Effingham County Manager. County Manager Tim Callanan stated company will pay for delegation of local officials to visit OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas Said July 25, 2026, thecurrentga.org. thecurrentga.org local outlet (paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere)

  2. Georgia Timeline entry

    OpenAI Effingham County Data Center. County must wait until DRI process complete before initiating engineering reviews, fire and stormwater plans, or noise level evaluations The record reads waiting on permits, July 25, 2026. thecurrentga.org local outlet (content date)

  3. Georgia Timeline entry

    OpenAI Effingham County Data Center. Georgia Coastal Regional Commission must evaluate project in no more than 30 days The record reads waiting on permits, July 25, 2026. thecurrentga.org local outlet (content date)

  4. Georgia Timeline entry

    OpenAI Effingham County Data Center. DRI form submitted July 23, 2026 by Effingham County Senior Planner Kimberly Barlett with blank spaces for water usage, energy supply, and environmental impacts The record reads waiting on permits, July 25, 2026. thecurrentga.org local outlet (content date)

  5. Georgia Timeline entry

    OpenAI Effingham County Data Center. Project Camellia must undergo Georgia Developments of Regional Impact process before construction can begin The record reads waiting on permits, July 25, 2026. thecurrentga.org local outlet (content date)

  6. Delaware Jurisdiction event

    Kent County. Kent County approved new data center rules wdel.com local outlet (reported on this date) (source date; the content gives no date of its own)

  7. Delaware News item

    Kent County approves new data center rules as debate over possible ban continues - WDEL. Kent County approved new data center rules as debate continued over a possible ban. The approval marks a jurisdictional action on data center zoning or regulation. WDEL, 2026-07-25. WDEL local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

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  8. Georgia News item

    As Effingham County data center plan advances, next step is state evaluation process. OpenAI's $20 billion Project Camellia data center in Effingham County must go through Georgia's Developments of Regional Impact process before construction begins. thecurrentga.org, 2026-07-25. thecurrentga.org local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    GAopenai-effingham-county-data-center-ga

  9. Iowa News item

    Johnson County weighs data center ban during 3 hour meeting - The Quad-City Times. Johnson County, Iowa considered a data center ban after a three hour public meeting. The Quad-City Times, 2026-07-25. The Quad-City Times local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    IA

  10. Maryland News item

    Data center developments put on hold in Howard County - Streetcar Suburbs Publishing. Howard County placed data center developments on hold. The action reflects a jurisdictional restriction on data center projects. Streetcar Suburbs Publishing, 2026-07-25. Streetcar Suburbs Publishing local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    MD

  11. Nevada News item

    Switch data center is heading for an $80 billion IPO and almost nobody saw it coming - Startup Fortune. Switch data center targets IPO valuation of $80 billion with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, up from $11 billion take private in 2022. Startup Fortune, 2026-07-25. Startup Fortune local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    NV

  12. Oregon News item

    Oregon DOJ levies fresh allegations over local officials’ data center ‘scheme’ - OregonLive.com. Oregon Department of Justice made allegations about local officials related to a data center matter. The action indicates legal scrutiny of data center governance. OregonLive.com, 2026-07-25. OregonLive.com local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    OR

  13. Oregon News item

    Paradise paved: In Oregon suburb, data center boom spurs protests, lawsuit - Courthouse News. Land use nonprofit 1000 Friends of Oregon sued Hillsboro and Washington County over 17 data center approvals made in March without adequate public notice before a tax break moratorium. The lawsuit names tech companies including Adobe, CoreWeave, Dropbox and Nvidia and challenges the greenlight of millions in tax breaks. Courthouse News, 2026-07-25. Courthouse News local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    OR

  14. Wisconsin News item

    Data centers should be writing checks to host communities | Opinion - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. An opinion piece argues that data centers should provide financial contributions to their host communities. The statement advocates for monetary obligations between developers and local jurisdictions. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2026-07-25. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)

    WI

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