Data-center buildout in Alabama, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Oct 6	Lagniappe Daily	Baldwin passes data center moratorium↗ Lagniappe Daily More coverage: Gulf Coast Media Siting−, Denied or halted	Baldwin County, AL	us/al/baldwin
Oct 6	WBMA	Homeowners Seek Records From Company, Bank in Birmingham Data Center Fight↗ WBMA Siting	City of Birmingham, AL Jefferson County, AL	us/al/jefferson/city/birmingham us/al/jefferson
Oct 5	WBRC 6 News	Sound measuring equipment installed at Brookwood Middle School tied to data center project↗ WBRC 6 News Siting+, Approved or advancing	Town of Brookwood, AL Tuscaloosa County, AL	us/al/tuscaloosa/town/brookwood us/al/tuscaloosa
Oct 3	Hoodline	Woodfin's Wife Subpoenaed in Birmingham Nebius Lawsuit↗ Hoodline Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Birmingham, AL Jefferson County, AL	us/al/jefferson/city/birmingham us/al/jefferson
Oct 3	Decatur Daily	Decatur weighs new TVA data center rates↗ Decatur Daily Siting	City of Decatur, AL	us/al/morgan/city/decatur
Oct 2	AL.com ($)	‘Here for the long term’: Company developing $3.2B AI factory in Alabama is already hiring↗ AL.com ($) Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	Town of Brookwood, AL Tuscaloosa County, AL	us/al/tuscaloosa/town/brookwood us/al/tuscaloosa
Oct 2	WBMA	Applied Digital town hall addresses Brookwood residents’ questions about proposed data cen↗ WBMAalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WBRC · Tuscaloosa Thread · Hoodline Water+, Approved or advancingSiting+, Approved or advancing	Town of Brookwood, AL Tuscaloosa County, AL	us/al/tuscaloosa/town/brookwood us/al/tuscaloosa
Oct 1	Yellowhammer News	‘Our history has always been priced cheap’: Lowndes County Commission nears $2 billion incentive for Nvidia-backed data center developer on Selma march route↗ Yellowhammer News Subsidies	Lowndes County, AL	us/al/lowndes
Oct 1	prospect.org	‘I Know I Couldn’t Live Here’: Standing Up to a Data Center in Alabama’s Black Belt↗ prospect.org Subsidies	Lowndes County, AL	us/al/lowndes
Sep 30	mynbc15.com	Prichard data center gets site plan approval as developer addresses community concerns↗ mynbc15.com Water+, Approved or advancing	City of Prichard, AL	us/al/mobile/city/prichard
Sep 29	Patch	Company Invites Brookwood Residents To Meeting On $3.2B AI Data Center↗ Patchalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Tuscaloosa News · Bradenton Herald · Tuscaloosa Thread Water+, Approved or advancingSiting+, Approved or advancing	Tuscaloosa County, AL Town of Brookwood, AL City of Tuscaloosa, AL	us/al/tuscaloosa us/al/tuscaloosa/town/brookwood us/al/tuscaloosa/city/tuscaloosa
Sep 25	AL.com ($)	Data center company confirms $3.2 billion hyperscale AI factory for Alabama↗ AL.com ($) Water+, Approved or advancing	Town of Brookwood, AL Tuscaloosa County, AL	us/al/tuscaloosa/town/brookwood us/al/tuscaloosa
Sep 25	The Tuscaloosa News	Tuscaloosa County approves controversial $3 billion AI hub↗ The Tuscaloosa News Water+, Approved or advancing	Tuscaloosa County, AL Town of Brookwood, AL	us/al/tuscaloosa us/al/tuscaloosa/town/brookwood
Sep 25	WAFF	TVA raises rates for data centers, adding upfront fee for new and existing facilities↗ WAFF Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Huntsville, AL	us/al/madison/city/huntsville
Sep 24	Patch	TCEDA: $3.2B Brookwood Data Center To Generate $131.5M For Area Schools↗ Patchalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Tuscaloosa Thread Water+, Approved or advancingSubsidies+, Approved or advancing	Tuscaloosa County, AL Town of Brookwood, AL	us/al/tuscaloosa us/al/tuscaloosa/town/brookwood
Sep 23	AL.com ($)	Alabama mayor who signed data center NDA loses seat to challenger in runoff election↗ AL.com ($) Water	City of Bessemer, AL	us/al/jefferson/city/bessemer
Sep 22	The Anniston Star	Eastaboga residents’ meeting brings out more opposition to data center↗ The Anniston Star Subsidies	Talladega County, AL Alabama	us/al/talladega us/al
Sep 22	AL.com ($)	Bessemer to decide mayor, council, school races where a data center dominates debate↗ AL.com ($) Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Bessemer, AL	us/al/jefferson/city/bessemer
Sep 22	WBMA	Northport Leaders Reject Data Center Moratorium, Consider New Zoning Approach↗ WBMAalso carried by 2 other outlets Siting	City of Northport, AL	us/al/tuscaloosa/city/northport
Sep 18	WBHM	Action picks up in lawsuits targeting Birmingham data center↗ WBHM Subsidies	City of Birmingham, AL Jefferson County, AL	us/al/jefferson/city/birmingham us/al/jefferson
Sep 16	Lowndes Signal ($)	Data center discussion dominates Pintlala water meeting↗ Lowndes Signal ($) Water	Pintlala, AL (named in coverage)	—
Sep 16	Tuscaloosa Thread	Brookwood Council Vote Clears Last Zoning Hurdle for One of Major 3 Data Center Projects↗ Tuscaloosa Thread Siting+, Approved or advancing	Town of Brookwood, AL	us/al/tuscaloosa/town/brookwood
Sep 14	The Tuscaloosa News	Tuberville's plan on data centers has good ideas, flaws | BRIAN LYMAN↗ The Tuscaloosa Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet Water	Alabama	us/al
Sep 13	fox10tv.com	Baldwin County city sets six-month data center moratorium↗ fox10tv.com Water−, Denied or halted	City of Foley, AL	us/al/baldwin/city/foley
Sep 11	The Anniston Star	‘This land belongs to us’ Munford voices concerns over proposed data center↗ The Anniston Star Water	Talladega County, AL	us/al/talladega
Sep 10	GovTech	List of Alabama Cities With Data Center Moratorium Grows↗ GovTech More coverage: AL.com · GovTech Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Foley, AL City of Birmingham, AL	us/al/baldwin/city/foley us/al/jefferson/city/birmingham
Sep 9	fox10tv.com	Foley approves 6-month data center moratorium↗ fox10tv.comalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: WKRG · mynbc15.com · AL.com · OBA News · +3 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Foley, AL	us/al/baldwin/city/foley
Sep 9	The Business Journals ($)	Guest notebook: Today’s plantation owners don't grow cotton, they harvest data↗ The Business Journals ($) Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Birmingham, AL	us/al/jefferson/city/birmingham
Sep 9	WBMA	Tarrant Approves 12-Month Moratorium on Data Centers↗ WBMAalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: WBRC Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Tarrant, AL	us/al/jefferson/city/tarrant
Sep 8	WBMA	Tarrant considers data center pause as city weighs impacts on power, water, neighborhoods↗ WBMA Water−, Denied or halted	City of Tarrant, AL	us/al/jefferson/city/tarrant
Sep 8	AL.com ($)	Site of World War II-era plant that helped build atomic bomb eyed for Alabama data center↗ AL.com ($) Subsidies	City of Childersburg, AL Talladega County, AL	us/al/talladega/city/childersburg us/al/talladega
Sep 7	weisradio.com	Anniston Pauses Data Centers as Floyd County Adopts New Development Rules↗ weisradio.com Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Floyd County, GA City of Anniston, AL	us/ga/floyd us/al/calhoun/city/anniston
Sep 7	Yellowhammer News	State Sen. Sam Givhan says there's 'overwhelming opposition' to data centers in the Tennessee Valley↗ Yellowhammer News Siting−, Denied or halted	Alabama	us/al
Sep 6	The Cullman Tribune	Data center agenda item withdrawn from Planning Commission agenda↗ The Cullman Tribune Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Cullman, AL	us/al/cullman/city/cullman
Sep 4	GovTech	Alabama City Establishes New Rules for Data Centers↗ GovTech Siting	City of Decatur, AL	us/al/morgan/city/decatur

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