County government in Arkansas manages data center moratoriums while the city hosts a major expansion project.
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County government in Arkansas manages data center moratoriums while the city hosts a major expansion project.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Arkansas local governments enact moratoriums and restrictions on data centers amidst county blowback.1 source
- Kathy Webb sponsored a moratorium proposal in Little Rock while Google plans data centers there and operates one in Pryor.Sub-event
- Google plans to build a data center in Arkansas, prompting local officials to urge residents to accept the presence.Sub-event
- Pulaski County is considering a 760-acre data center development while seeking to regain public trust in county government.Sub-event
- A data center project is underway at the Port of Little Rock, involving AVAIO Digital and county quorum court proceedings.Sub-event
- County officials included Entergy in discussions regarding the AVAIO data center exclusion.Sub-event
Arkansas county government manages data center moratoriums amid local expansion projects.1 source
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The entities involved
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Arkansas
state of the United States of America
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Little Rock
seat of Pulaski County, and capital and largest city of Arkansas, United States
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Google
American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
Related events
- Moratoriums were imposed on data center growth in Oregon amid rising energy consumption and Google hiding water use figures.
- Amazon and Google announced data center projects in Montgomery County, facing local opposition from community members like Harry Cope.
- Data center project considered in Indiana.
- Google is exploring a data center presence in Fort Wayne, benefiting from local tax breaks and facing council proposals regarding operations.
- Indiana lawmakers offered incentives as local counties like Marshall and DeKalb enacted data center bans and moratoriums.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- magnoliareporter.com
- theguardian.com
- nwaonline.comLetters | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- northcountrynow.com