2019

Events in 2026

1. January 14, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built NTT Mesa data center campus : City of Mesa park planned on west side of NTT Data Centers site Source, query feed . Developer NTT Global Data Centers
2. January 14, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built NTT Mesa data center campus : NTT Data Centers phases PH1-PH5 are under construction or in operation Source, query feed . Developer NTT Global Data Centers
3. January 14, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built NTT Mesa data center campus : Site covers 101 acres north of Elliot Road and east of Crismon Road Source, query feed . Developer NTT Global Data Centers
4. January 14, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built NTT Mesa data center campus : NTT Data Centers planning sixth building, phase PH6, at 10256 E. Elliot Road in Mesa Source, query feed . Developer NTT Global Data Centers
5. February 2, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : NTT data center operates in Mesa, Arizona, photographed January 6, 2026 Source, query feed . Developer Google
6. February 2, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Meta data center operates in Mesa, Arizona, photographed January 6, 2026 Source, query feed . Developer Google
7. February 2, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google data center operates in Mesa, Arizona, photographed January 6, 2026 Source, query feed . Developer Google
8. February 4, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Montgomery Meta Investment : Construction planned to begin by end of 2026, taking 12-18 months Source, query feed . Developer Meta
9. February 4, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Montgomery Meta Investment : Silicon Ranch planning solar farm on 4,500 acres in Baldwin County to power Meta data center Source, query feed . Developer Meta
10. February 5, 2026 (content date) Lawsuit Alabama (jurisdiction): The Alabama Public Service Commission issued an approval order for Alabama Power to build solar facilities to power Meta data center Source, query feed
11. February 5, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Montgomery Meta Investment : Silicon Ranch will begin building sometime in 2027 with the solar farm's lifespan expected to be at least 25 years Source, query feed . Developer Meta
12. February 9, 2026 (content date) Approval Baldwin County (jurisdiction): Hundreds of residents packed a Baldwin County town hall on February 9, 2026 to oppose the solar farm approved to power the Meta data center in Montgomery Source, query feed
13. February 13, 2026 (content date) Approvalapproved Project Baccara : Maricopa County approved massive AI data center project Source, query feed . Developer Takanock
14. February 19, 2026 (content date) Other Arizona (jurisdiction): Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs proposed reversing a tax credit for data centers Source, query feed
15. February 19, 2026 (content date) Other Arizona (jurisdiction): Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs proposed charging data centers a water use fee Source, query feed
16. March 10, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits EdgeCore Mesa North Campus : EdgeCore data center campus in Mesa being scaled back Source, query feed . Developer EdgeCore
17. March 11, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits EdgeCore Mesa North Campus : EdgeCore exploring 750-acre site in Florence for future data center campus as part of 1,500-acre industrial technology park Source, query feed . Developer EdgeCore
18. March 11, 2026 (content date) Expansionwaiting on permits EdgeCore Mesa North Campus : Full buildout includes original 180,000 square foot data center and two additional buildings PH02 and PH03 under construction Source, query feed . Developer EdgeCore
19. March 11, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits EdgeCore Mesa North Campus : EdgeCore acquired 43.87 acres in Mesa for $43.95 million in May 2025 Source, query feed . Developer EdgeCore
20. March 11, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits EdgeCore Mesa North Campus : Original plan featured three separate buildings and 350,000 square foot SRP substation with 250 megawatts capacity Source, query feed . Developer EdgeCore
21. March 11, 2026 (content date) Expansionwaiting on permits EdgeCore Mesa North Campus : EdgeCore revised plan reduces expansion to two buildings totaling 1,236,960 square feet Source, query feed . Developer EdgeCore
22. March 11, 2026 (content date) Expansionwaiting on permits EdgeCore Mesa North Campus : EdgeCore originally secured approval in January 2024 for 2.1 million square foot expansion Source, query feed . Developer EdgeCore
23. March 15, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits EdgeCore Mesa North Campus : EdgeCore will build a 1.2 million-square-foot data center in southeast Mesa, cut from the original 2.1 million-square-foot plan Source, query feed . Developer EdgeCore
24. March 16, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits EdgeCore Mesa North Campus : Generator testing restricted to 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at EdgeCore facility Source, query feed . Developer EdgeCore
25. March 16, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits EdgeCore Mesa North Campus : EdgeCore scaled back proposed data center from 2.1 million square feet to 1.2 million square feet Source, query feed . Developer EdgeCore
26. March 26, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Meta El Paso data center : Meta plans to add enough clean and renewable energy to match 100 percent of the electricity use of El Paso data center Source, query feed . Developer Meta
27. March 26, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Meta El Paso data center : Meta announced a $500,000 grant to support workforce development in partnership with El Paso public schools Source, query feed . Developer Meta
28. March 26, 2026 (content date) Groundbreakingbeing built Meta El Paso data center : Meta broke ground on El Paso Data Center last year (2025) Source, query feed . Developer Meta
29. March 26, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Meta El Paso data center : Meta El Paso Data Center will grow to 1 gigawatt Source, query feed . Developer Meta
30. April 7, 2026 (content date) Openingrumored Edged Mesa data center : Edged US opened a waterless AI data center in Mesa, Arizona Source, query feed . Developer Edged US
31. April 13, 2026 (content date) Approvalapproved Project Baccara : 160-acre Project Baccara recommended for approval in Maricopa County Source, query feed . Developer Takanock
32. April 13, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits Project Baccara : Project Baccara requires a military compatibility permit due to proximity to Luke Air Force Base Source, query feed . Developer Takanock
33. April 13, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits Project Baccara : The county's Board of Supervisors is set to consider Project Baccara in early May Source, query feed . Developer Takanock
34. April 13, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits Project Baccara : Each data center in Project Baccara would span roughly one million square feet Source, query feed . Developer Takanock
35. April 13, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits Project Baccara : Project Baccara will consist of a 700 MW natural gas power plant and two data centers Source, query feed . Developer Takanock
36. April 13, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits Project Baccara : DigitalBridge-backed developer Takanock is behind the Project Baccara project Source, query feed . Developer Takanock
37. April 13, 2026 (content date) Approvalwaiting on permits Project Baccara : Project Baccara was recommended for approval by the county's planning and zoning commission Source, query feed . Developer Takanock
38. April 13, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits Project Baccara : The scheme is proposed for land at West Olive Avenue and North Bullard Avenue in Maricopa County Source, query feed . Developer Takanock
39. April 13, 2026 (content date) Approvalwaiting on permits Project Baccara : Project Baccara is a 2 million-square-foot data center endorsed for approval in Maricopa County Source, query feed . Developer Takanock
40. April 21, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed Volition Industries Spanish Fork : Volition Industries presented a self powered data center at the former Fingerhut warehouse to the Spanish Fork City Council in a work session. Source, primary source . Developer Volition Industries
41. May 6, 2026 (content date) Approvalapproved Project Baccara : Maricopa County supervisors approved permit for West Valley data center project Source, query feed . Developer Takanock
42. May 6, 2026 (content date) Approvalwaiting on permits Project Baccara : Maricopa County Board approved military compatibility permit for Project Baccara in 4-1 vote Source, query feed . Developer Takanock
43. May 7, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Project Red Hawk site is approximately 185 acres at northwest corner of Sossaman and Elliot roads Source, query feed . Developer Google
44. May 7, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Entire project expected to be completed by 2030 Source, query feed . Developer Google
45. May 7, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : By 2029 minimum investment is $1 billion with 750,000 square feet of development Source, query feed . Developer Google
46. May 7, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : By 2027 Google must invest $800 million including taxable construction costs and construct 500,000 square feet Source, query feed . Developer Google
47. May 7, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Total site plan outlines future stages totaling 750,000 square feet Source, query feed . Developer Google
48. May 7, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : First phase includes 288,530-square-foot data center building, utility switchyard, medium voltage substation, security kiosk, road upgrades, and employee office building Source, query feed . Developer Google
49. May 7, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google entered GPLET agreement with Mesa for 25-year term with reduced property taxes Source, query feed . Developer Google
50. May 7, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : First phase must be completed by July 2025 Source, query feed . Developer Google
51. May 17, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits NTT Mesa data center campus : Data center project in Mesa moving forward Source, query feed . Developer NTT Global Data Centers
52. May 18, 2026 (content date) Approvalwaiting on permits NTT Mesa data center campus : Project still needs city council approval Source, query feed . Developer NTT Global Data Centers
53. May 18, 2026 (content date) Approvalwaiting on permits NTT Mesa data center campus : Planning and zoning board approved project with conditions Source, query feed . Developer NTT Global Data Centers
54. May 18, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits NTT Mesa data center campus : NTT Global Data Centers data center campus is slated for northeast corner of Pecos and Crismon roads in Mesa Source, query feed . Developer NTT Global Data Centers
55. May 20, 2026 (content date) Otherapproved Google Missouri AI Hyperscale Campus : Google announced $15 billion investment in data center in New Florence, Montgomery County, Missouri Source, query feed . Developer Google
56. May 28, 2026 (content date) Openingapproved Project Baccara : Construction set to begin in late 2026, first building online in 2028, second in 2030 Source, query feed . Developer Takanock
57. June 9, 2026 (content date) Filingwaiting on permits NTT Mesa data center campus : Project grandfathered under Mesa's tighter data center rules because NTT submitted application August 4, 2025, four days before city's new data center ordinance took effect Source, query feed . Developer NTT Global Data Centers
58. June 9, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits NTT Mesa data center campus : Tokyo-based NTT Data Group purchased 173 acres at 10126 E. Pecos Road for 300 million dollars in 2025 Source, query feed . Developer NTT Global Data Centers
59. June 11, 2026 (content date) Approvalapproved Google Missouri AI Hyperscale Campus : Montgomery County Commission unanimously approved tax incentive package for Google data center Source, query feed . Developer Google
60. July 21, 2026 (content date) Moratoriumrumored Atmosphere Dickerson data center : Atmosphere Data Centers challenged the six-month data center moratorium in Montgomery County Source, query feed . Developer Atmosphere Data Centers
61. July 22, 2026 (content date) Otherapproved OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : The site is located just outside of Rincon in Effingham County Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
62. July 22, 2026 (content date) Otherapproved OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Data center is scheduled to open in phases starting in 2028 Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
63. July 22, 2026 (content date) Otherapproved OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : OpenAI data center will comprise four buildings at Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
64. July 22, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : 25-year agreement with Georgia Power Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
65. July 22, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : OpenAI announced plans for a new project in Effingham County, Georgia, about 45 minutes outside of Savannah Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
66. July 22, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Site is located at Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub, approximately 12 miles northwest of the Port of Savannah Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
67. July 22, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Construction is expected to begin in 2028 and finish by 2032, with operations planned from 2028; project discussions began in November 2023 (dates also on WTOC and the county video, card 3925) Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
68. July 22, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Campus will cover more than 1,400 acres on McCall Road in Effingham County Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
69. July 22, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : OpenAI proposes a $20 billion data center campus in Effingham County Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
70. July 23, 2026 (content date) Otherapproved OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Effingham County Industrial Development Authority was initially approached about the data center around fall 2025 Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
71. July 23, 2026 (content date) Otherapproved OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : OpenAI promises $80 million in community benefits including sports fields and free training for school students Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
72. July 23, 2026 (content date) Otherapproved OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : OpenAI will receive short-term tax abatements during construction and become the county's largest taxpayer after opening in 2028 Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
73. July 23, 2026 (content date) Otherapproved OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : OpenAI data center project covers 2,600 acres at Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
74. July 23, 2026 (content date) Otherapproved OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : OpenAI data center project in Effingham County announced without any public comment or vote Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
75. July 23, 2026 (content date) Otherapproved OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Nearly 1,000 people attended an open house on July 23, 2026 about the $20 billion OpenAI data center project in Effingham County Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
76. July 23, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Site is next to a high school and less than a mile from a park Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
77. July 23, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Under a 25-year agreement, OpenAI agreed to cut up to 1,000 megawatts during peak demand to help grid reliability Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
78. July 23, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Project Camellia covers about 1,400 acres inside Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub with four buildings and $20 billion price tag Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
79. July 25, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : County must wait until DRI process complete before initiating engineering reviews, fire and stormwater plans, or noise level evaluations Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
80. July 25, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Georgia Coastal Regional Commission must evaluate project in no more than 30 days Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
81. July 25, 2026 (content date) Filingwaiting on permits 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 Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
82. July 25, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Project Camellia must undergo Georgia Developments of Regional Impact process before construction can begin Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
83. July 28, 2026 (content date) Moratorium Montgomery County (jurisdiction): Montgomery County Council voted unanimously on July 28, 2026 for an 18 month moratorium on new data centers of 25 megawatts or more (threshold as reported by Bisnow, card 4220) Source, query feed
84. July 28, 2026 (content date) Other Montgomery County (jurisdiction): The vote passed unanimously Source, query feed
85. July 28, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Savannah Gateway property has been zoned industrial since 2006 Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
86. July 28, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Agreement gave Broe and OmniTRAX authority as sole and exclusive agent, attorney-in-fact and master developer of nearly 2,600 acres of ECIDA-owned land Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
87. July 28, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : In February 2016, ECIDA board voted 7-1 to partner with OmniTRAX in collaboration with Broe Real Estate Group as master developer Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
88. July 28, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : ECIDA purchased the property near Rincon in 2006 from International Paper for about $31 million Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
89. July 28, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Project announced July 22 followed by public information open house July 23 Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
90. July 28, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Project Camellia is a planned 1,400-acre data center campus at the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
91. July 29, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Project has multi-year five-phase timeline with first phase targeted to begin construction by late 2028 and entire project completed by end of 2034 Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
92. July 29, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : County records show the Special Payment in Lieu of Taxes agreement gives OpenAI a 37.5 percent annual property tax reduction, assessing the property at 25 percent of fair market value instead of the standard 40 percent, locked at the 2026 millage rate for 15 years Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
93. August 2, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : OpenAI planned $20 billion data center campus with 4.4 million square feet in Effingham County Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
94. August 3, 2026 (content date) Otherapproved OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Project planned for phased development between 2028 and 2032 Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
95. August 3, 2026 (content date) Otherapproved OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : 1,440-acre data center campus with four buildings and combined footprint of 720,000 square feet Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
96. August 3, 2026 (content date) Approvalapproved OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Effingham County Industrial Development Authority approved incentive package for OpenAI data center on July 21, 2026 Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
97. August 6, 2026 (content date) Approvalrumored MLP Ventures King of Prussia data center campus : Brian O'Neill is seeking approval for a 2 million-square-foot data center facility at 900 Conshohocken Road in Plymouth Township Source, query feed . Developer MLP Ventures
98. August 6, 2026 (content date) Approvalrumored MLP Ventures King of Prussia data center campus : Brian O'Neill of MLP Ventures is seeking approval for a 4.5 million-square-foot data center campus in King of Prussia Source, query feed . Developer MLP Ventures
99. August 6, 2026 (content date) Otherapproved OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : OpenAI data center planned for Effingham County Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
100. August 7, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Project Camellia has cleared initial hurdles through the county's development authority Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
101. August 11, 2026 (content date) Other Utah (jurisdiction): Utah enacted HB0076, signed by Governor Spencer Cox in March 2026, the first state law to require transparency on data center water use: a new data center over 10,000 square feet that uses at least 75 acre feet of water a year must report its water sources, the purpose of the use, conservation efforts and water quality to the Division of Water Rights, and the state releases anonymized totals to the public. Source, trade press
102. August 11, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Montgomery Meta Investment : Meta announced in 2025 that its investment in the Montgomery campus increased to more than $1.5 billion Source, query feed . Developer Meta
103. August 11, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Site will operate a closed-loop cooling system to continuously recycle the same water instead of relying on evaporative methods Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
104. August 11, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Agreement mandates that developers draw only from treated surface rivers rather than underground groundwater Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
105. August 12, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Georgia Power entered into a 25-year agreement with OpenAI to provide 3.2 gigawatts of electricity Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
106. August 14, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed Volition Industries Spanish Fork : Volition Industries held a public open house on the proposal at the Spanish Fork Library. Source, local outlet . Developer Volition Industries
107. August 18, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits Volition Industries Spanish Fork : After a public hearing of more than six hours, Spanish Fork City Council tabled the Title 15 amendments the project depends on until September 1. Source, local outlet . Developer Volition Industries
108. August 20, 2026 (content date) Other Utah (jurisdiction): Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, served as a MIDA board member and chair and lost his primary election in June, with outrage over the Stratos data center project being a key factor Source, query feed
109. August 24, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : OpenAI announced the project in July with a proposed $20 billion data center campus Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
110. August 24, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Project Camellia covers approximately 1,400 acres and could require up to 3.2 gigawatts of power Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
111. August 25, 2026 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google Mesa data center began functioning within the past year Source, query feed . Developer Google
112. August 25, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits Volition Industries Spanish Fork : Mayor Mike Mendenhall posted on Facebook that he supports the proposal, citing the tax revenue and jobs the company has described. Source, local outlet . Developer Volition Industries
113. August 26, 2026 (content date) Filing Georgia (jurisdiction): Georgia Public Service Commission staff declined to object to Georgia Power's electricity contract for OpenAI's data center filed July 27, 2026 Source, query feed
114. August 27, 2026 (content date) Approval Georgia (jurisdiction): Georgia Public Service Commission approved Georgia Power's contract to supply electricity to OpenAI's Effingham County data center Source, query feed
115. August 28, 2026 (content date) Approval Georgia (jurisdiction): Georgia Power's contract to serve OpenAI's Effingham County data center was approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission Source, query feed
116. August 29, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : OpenAI announced a $20 billion data center in Effingham County Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
117. August 30, 2026 (content date) Moratoriumrumored Atmosphere Dickerson data center : Atmosphere Data Centers withdrew its appeal of zoning interpretation related to the moratorium Source, query feed . Developer Atmosphere Data Centers
118. August 31, 2026 (content date) Statementproposed Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center : In July 2026, county Development Director Sabrina Kemper said developer had begun looking at moving entire project footprint south of I-25 within Natrona County Source, query feed . Developer Prometheus Hyperscale
119. August 31, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center : Prometheus previously proposed 1.5-gigawatt campus across Natrona-Converse county line on Falls Ranch property north of Interstate 25 Source, query feed . Developer Prometheus Hyperscale
120. August 31, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center : Presentation to Natrona County Board of County Commissioners scheduled for September 1, 2026 at 4:40 p.m. Source, query feed . Developer Prometheus Hyperscale
121. August 31, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center : Prometheus Hyperscale and Mesa Power Solutions partnership announced to advance proposed data center campus in Natrona County Source, query feed . Developer Prometheus Hyperscale
122. September 1, 2026 (content date) Moratorium Savannah (jurisdiction): Savannah City Council approved a 155-day moratorium on large-scale data centers Source, query feed
123. September 1, 2026 (content date) Moratorium Savannah (jurisdiction): The moratorium defines large-scale data centers as those with an electrical capacity of 10 megawatts or more Source, query feed
124. September 1, 2026 (content date) Moratorium Savannah (jurisdiction): The moratorium prohibits warehouses and industrial properties at 200,000 square feet or more from conversion to data centers Source, query feed
125. September 1, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits Volition Industries Spanish Fork : This entry recorded the September 1 delay under the status permitting, before the status rule adopted on 2026-09-05, under which a project waiting on an enabling text amendment is proposed. The entry of the same date and source records the same event as proposed. Spanish Fork City Council delayed the Title 15 vote a second time, for two more weeks, and Volition Industries said it may take the project to another community. Source, local outlet . Developer Volition Industries
126. September 1, 2026 (content date) Otherproposed Volition Industries Spanish Fork : Spanish Fork City Council delayed the Title 15 vote a second time, for two more weeks, and Volition Industries said it may take the project to another community Source, local outlet . Developer Volition Industries
127. September 2, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : The free meal program is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
128. September 2, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : Campus is 1,400 acres Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
129. September 2, 2026 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits OpenAI Effingham County Data Center : The Development Authority and OpenAI began their conversations in October Source, query feed . Developer OpenAI
130. September 3, 2026 (content date) Lawsuit Effingham County (jurisdiction): Three Effingham County residents filed a lawsuit September 2 challenging Ordinance 2026-352, which county commissioners gave final approval August 4 Source, query feed
131. September 3, 2026 (content date) Other Effingham County (jurisdiction): Ordinance 2026-352 changed county zoning rules to allow data centers on property already zoned for industrial use Source, query feed
132. September 3, 2026 (content date) Other Effingham County (jurisdiction): Plaintiffs allege the county failed to follow state law and its own zoning rules by not holding required public hearings before approving the ordinance Source, query feed
133. September 3, 2026 (content date) Other Effingham County (jurisdiction): The county's zoning ordinance requires two public hearings before action can be taken on a zoning change, one before the Planning Board and another before the County Commission Source, query feed

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Events in 2025

1. March 28, 2025 (content date) Otherapproved NTT Mesa data center campus : NTT Data Centers acquired 173-acre planned data center park in Mesa for $300 million in March 2025 Source, query feed . Developer NTT Global Data Centers
2. April 9, 2025 (content date) Openingapproved NTT Mesa data center campus : NTT also owns a 102-acre data campus in the Elliot Road Technology Corridor in Mesa with first of seven planned data centers opened in 2022 with 126,000 square feet Source, query feed . Developer NTT Global Data Centers
3. April 9, 2025 (content date) Otherapproved NTT Mesa data center campus : NTT Global Data Centers purchased 174 acres in southeast Mesa at northeast corner of Pecos and Crimson roads on March 25, 2025 Source, query feed . Developer NTT Global Data Centers
4. May 21, 2025 (content date) Expansionrumored EdgeCore Mesa North Campus : EdgeCore expands Mesa data center campus in May 2025 Source, query feed . Developer EdgeCore
5. June 22, 2025 (content date) Other Mesa (jurisdiction): Proposed 400 foot setback from residential areas for data centers Source, query feed
6. June 22, 2025 (content date) Other Mesa (jurisdiction): Proposed 60 foot height limit for data centers Source, query feed
7. July 14, 2025 (content date) Other Mesa (jurisdiction): Mesa City Council adopted new zoning rules for data centers and their operations in a City Council vote in July 2025 Source, query feed
8. July 16, 2025 (content date) Approval Mesa (jurisdiction): Mesa City Council unanimously approved data center amendments on July 8, 2025, with two members absent Source, query feed
9. July 16, 2025 (content date) Other Mesa (jurisdiction): Mesa data center ordinance restricts future projects to land zoned for industrial use Source, query feed
10. August 5, 2025 (content date) Expansionapproved Montgomery Meta Investment : Meta will construct additional mass timber buildings at Cheyenne, Wyoming and Montgomery, Alabama data center campuses. Source, query feed . Developer Meta
11. August 5, 2025 (content date) Otherapproved Montgomery Meta Investment : Meta completed an administrative building using mass timber construction at its Aiken County, South Carolina data center campus in 2025. Source, query feed . Developer Meta
12. August 13, 2025 (content date) Other Mesa (jurisdiction): New Mesa zoning amendments direct data centers to heavy industrial zones and general industrial zones Source, query feed
13. August 13, 2025 (content date) Approval Mesa (jurisdiction): Mesa data centers will need City Council approval to build under new regulations Source, query feed
14. September 8, 2025 (content date) Lawsuitbeing built Google Mesa data center : SRP issued RFPs in 2022 and 2024 for LDES technology demonstration projects. Source, query feed . Developer Google
15. September 8, 2025 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google's future data center in Mesa is supported by Sonoran Solar Energy Center (260 MW solar with 1 GWh battery storage), Storey Energy Center (88 MW solar and battery storage), and Babbitt Ranch Energy Center (161 MW wind farm). Source, query feed . Developer Google
16. September 12, 2025 (content date) Otherapproved Montgomery Meta Investment : Mass timber provider Binderholz is partnering on the project alongside Hensel Phelps. Source, query feed . Developer Meta
17. September 12, 2025 (content date) Otherapproved Montgomery Meta Investment : The administrative facility utilizes mass timber construction as a renewable, lower-carbon alternative to traditional steel and concrete. Source, query feed . Developer Meta
18. September 12, 2025 (content date) Otherapproved Montgomery Meta Investment : Hensel Phelps is providing general contractor services for a new administrative facility at Meta's Montgomery, Alabama data center campus. Source, query feed . Developer Meta
19. September 23, 2025 (content date) Otherbeing built Montgomery Meta Investment : Meta has donated to STEM programs at Montgomery Public Schools and launched district-wide robotics program Source, query feed . Developer Meta
20. September 23, 2025 (content date) Otherbeing built Montgomery Meta Investment : Meta project began in May 2024 Source, query feed . Developer Meta
21. September 23, 2025 (content date) Expansionbeing built Montgomery Meta Investment : Montgomery Data Center campus is expanding with two new buildings Source, query feed . Developer Meta
22. September 24, 2025 (content date) Otherbeing built Montgomery Meta Investment : Meta first announced an $800 million investment to begin construction of the data center in April 2024 Source, query feed . Developer Meta
23. September 24, 2025 (content date) Otherbeing built Montgomery Meta Investment : Meta announced plans to invest in two new buildings at its Montgomery Data Center Source, query feed . Developer Meta
24. December 3, 2025 (content date) Approval Alabama (jurisdiction): Alabama Public Service Commission approved two year electric rate freeze and two solar projects for Meta data center Source, query feed
25. December 11, 2025 (content date) Other Maricopa County (jurisdiction): Maricopa County Board of Supervisors overhauled its zoning ordinance at a meeting Wednesday in December 2025 Source, query feed
26. December 11, 2025 (content date) Other Maricopa County (jurisdiction): The modernized ordinance updated how the county defines a data center and restricts them to industrial areas Source, query feed
27. December 11, 2025 (content date) Other Maricopa County (jurisdiction): It is the first time data centers have been defined in county zoning rules Source, query feed
28. December 15, 2025 (content date) Other Maricopa County (jurisdiction): Maricopa County adopted a new ordinance clarifying guidelines for data center development Source, query feed

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Events in 2024

1. March 14, 2024 (content date) Openingbeing built Google Mesa data center : Data center set to come online in 2025 Source, query feed . Developer Google
2. March 14, 2024 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google signed eight-year contract with Salt River Project for 434 MW of renewable energy Source, query feed . Developer Google
3. March 14, 2024 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google reached a clean energy agreement with SRP for the Mesa data center Source, query feed . Developer Google
4. March 14, 2024 (content date) Openingbeing built Google Mesa data center : Mesa data center will use air-cooled technology and be operational in 2025 Source, query feed . Developer Google
5. March 14, 2024 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Data center will use air-cooling technology instead of water cooling Source, query feed . Developer Google
6. April 1, 2024 (content date) Otherapproved Montgomery Meta Investment : The facility will feature mass timber in the construction of its administration building Source, query feed . Developer Meta
7. April 1, 2024 (content date) Otherapproved Montgomery Meta Investment : The facility will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy Source, query feed . Developer Meta
8. April 1, 2024 (content date) Otherapproved Montgomery Meta Investment : The facility will be Meta's 24th global data center Source, query feed . Developer Meta
9. April 1, 2024 (content date) Otherapproved Montgomery Meta Investment : The facility will be Meta's 20th data center in the United States and its second in Alabama after Huntsville (as reported by AI Business, card 4202) Source, query feed . Developer Meta
10. April 9, 2024 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google data center project in Mesa, Arizona advancing to review phase in 2024 Source, query feed . Developer Google
11. April 9, 2024 (content date) Expansionbeing built Google Mesa data center : Second phase of Google Mesa data center is 280,000 square feet Source, query feed . Developer Google
12. April 9, 2024 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google Mesa data center first phase site is more than 185 acres near northwest corner of Sossaman and Elliot roads Source, query feed . Developer Google
13. April 10, 2024 (content date) Filingbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google filed to build second data center at Mesa campus Source, query feed . Developer Google

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Events in 2023

1. July 1, 2023 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits Google Mesa data center : Google faces July 2025 deadline for 250,000 square feet of development and $600 million capital investment Source, query feed . Developer Google
2. July 1, 2023 (content date) Approvalwaiting on permits Google Mesa data center : Google received Design Review Board approval for 288,000-square-foot data hall as phase 1 Source, query feed . Developer Google
3. July 1, 2023 (content date) Approvalwaiting on permits Google Mesa data center : Mesa City Council approved development agreement in 2019 Source, query feed . Developer Google
4. July 1, 2023 (content date) Otherwaiting on permits Google Mesa data center : Total planned development on 186-acre site is 750,000 square feet Source, query feed . Developer Google
5. July 12, 2023 (content date) Groundbreakingbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google broke ground on Mesa data center campus Source, query feed . Developer Google
6. September 6, 2023 (content date) Otherapproved Google Mesa data center : Google committed to air-cooled technology to limit water usage Source, query feed . Developer Google
7. September 6, 2023 (content date) Otherapproved Google Mesa data center : Data center will be first physical Google presence in Arizona Source, query feed . Developer Google
8. September 6, 2023 (content date) Otherapproved Google Mesa data center : Google is building a $600 million data center in Mesa, Arizona Source, query feed . Developer Google
9. September 6, 2023 (content date) Otherapproved Google Mesa data center : Google detailed plans on huge data center underway in Mesa Source, query feed . Developer Google
10. September 6, 2023 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google Mesa data center uses air cooling instead of water cooling Source, query feed . Developer Google
11. September 7, 2023 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Nearly 190 acres of former farmland converted to computing compound Source, query feed . Developer Google
12. September 7, 2023 (content date) Groundbreakingbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google broke ground on September 6, 2023 on a $600 million data center in Mesa Source, query feed . Developer Google
13. September 7, 2023 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google Cloud region announced for Phoenix Source, query feed . Developer Google
14. September 7, 2023 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google Mesa data center serves Google Search, Gmail, Maps and Google Cloud services Source, query feed . Developer Google
15. September 7, 2023 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : First phase expected to be finished in summer 2025 Source, query feed . Developer Google
16. September 8, 2023 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google uses air-cooled technology and uses no water in its cooling technology Source, query feed . Developer Google
17. September 8, 2023 (content date) Groundbreakingbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google breaks ground on data center in Mesa, Arizona in September 2023 Source, query feed . Developer Google
18. September 8, 2023 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google is looking to buy other large parcels of land for future growth in the area Source, query feed . Developer Google
19. September 8, 2023 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google expects to start building at the site near the beginning of 2024 and be complete by early 2025 Source, query feed . Developer Google
20. September 8, 2023 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google's Mesa data center project is valued at $600 million and was previously known as Project Red Hawk Source, query feed . Developer Google
21. September 9, 2023 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : This will be Google's first physical presence in Arizona Source, query feed . Developer Google
22. September 9, 2023 (content date) Groundbreakingbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google broke ground on a new $600 million data center in Mesa Source, query feed . Developer Google
23. September 9, 2023 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google announced a new Google Cloud region is coming to Phoenix Source, query feed . Developer Google
24. September 9, 2023 (content date) Otherbeing built Google Mesa data center : The Mesa data center will use state-of-the-art air-cool technology Source, query feed . Developer Google
25. December 14, 2023 (content date) Statementbeing built Google Mesa data center : Google said the water source for its Mesa, Arizona data center was at high risk of scarcity and depletion and that it chose air cooling in response; a company statement about its own planning, not an independent audit Source, primary source . Developer Google

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Events in 2022

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Events in 2021

1. June 19, 2021 (content date) Approvalrumored Redale data center, Mesa : Mesa City Council approved an $800 million data center development on May 17, 2021 Source, query feed . Developer Redale LLC (reported as Meta)

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Events in 2020

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