Oct 10
Post and Courier ($)
Editorial: We don't need a poll to know that data centers need regulating↗
Post and Courier ($)
Siting− , Denied or halted
South Carolina
York County, SC
Oct 10
The Lancaster News
Chester Council asks questions of Loudoun Water executive at data center workshop (copy)↗
The Lancaster News
Siting
Chester County, SC
Oct 9
Yahoo
Spartanburg County officials visit Virginia’s ‘Data Center Alley.’ Here’s what they learned.↗
Yahoo
Water
Oct 8
FOX Carolina News
Judge dismisses Valara zoning lawsuit; SELC presses formaldehyde dispute↗
FOX Carolina News also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting
South Carolina
Oct 6
Yahoo
Judge dismisses lawsuit over Spartanburg Co. data center↗
Yahoo also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 6
WTOC
Beaufort Co. planning commission recommends a temporary moratorium on data centers↗
WTOC
Siting− , Denied or halted Water− , Denied or halted
Beaufort County, SC
Clarendon County, SC
Oct 6
Queen City News
Kings Mountain discusses extension of data center moratorium↗
Queen City News
Siting− , Denied or halted Subsidies− , Denied or halted Water− , Denied or halted
City of Kings Mountain, NC
City of Raleigh, NC
City of Charlotte, NC
Oct 5
Live 5 News
Settlement bans data center development across most of Colleton County’s ACE Basin↗
Live 5 News also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting− , Denied or halted Water− , Denied or halted Subsidies− , Denied or halted
Oct 5
WCIV
Mount Pleasant committee revisits data center issues as moratorium advances↗
WCIV also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting− , Denied or halted
Town of Mount Pleasant, SC
Oct 5
Rock Hill Herald
York County, searching for the right experts, may extend its data center moratorium↗
Rock Hill Herald
Siting− , Denied or halted
York County, SC
Oct 2
indexjournal.com ($)
Data dive: Ad hoc data center committee selects first topic for discussion↗
indexjournal.com ($)
Siting
Greenwood County, SC
Sep 28
WLTX
Fairfield County lays out yearlong plan to study data centers during moratorium↗
WLTX
Siting− , Denied or halted
Fairfield County, SC
Sep 28
Live 5 News
Senate candidate Dr. Annie Andrews calls for moratorium on data centers↗
Live 5 News
Siting− , Denied or halted
South Carolina
Sep 25
South Carolina Public Radio
Gov. McMaster declines calling for SC-wide data center moratorium as more counties pass their own↗
South Carolina Public Radio
Siting− , Denied or halted
South Carolina
Sep 24
Yahoo
Legal challenge over Spartanburg data center continues: What to know↗
Yahoo
Water
South Carolina
Sep 24
The Lancaster News
KCC passes final reading of data center moratorium↗
The Lancaster News also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting− , Denied or halted
Kershaw County, SC
Jasper County, SC
Sep 23
Yahoo
After SC data center's projected water use ballooned to 1.4M gallons, it took months to tell public↗
Yahoo also carried by 1 other outlet
Water+ , Approved or advancing
City of Spartanburg, SC
Sep 22
WCBD News 2
Data center proposal concerns and questions about jobs and environment, prompt information sessions for Colleton County residents↗
WCBD News 2 also carried by 1 other outlet
Water Subsidies
Sep 22
GoUpstate
Data center power plant receives key permitting approval↗
GoUpstate
Water+ , Approved or advancing
South Carolina
Sep 22
WTOC
Jasper County Council approves 1-year moratorium on data centers↗
WTOC
Siting− , Denied or halted
Jasper County, SC
Sep 22
WSPA 7News
Spartanburg County Council passes data center moratorium↗
WSPA 7News also carried by 3 other outlets
Siting− , Denied or halted
Sep 21
Yahoo
Spartanburg data center more than doubles projected water use after getting gas turbine permit↗
Yahoo also carried by 2 other outlets
Water+ , Approved or advancing
City of Spartanburg, SC
Sep 21
Post and Courier ($)
Spartanburg data center gets OK to generate 457 megawatts from SC regulators↗
Post and Courier ($)
Siting+ , Approved or advancing
South Carolina
Sep 21
Bluffton Today
First reading approved for data center moratorium↗
Bluffton Today also carried by 3 other outlets
Siting− , Denied or halted
Jasper County, SC
Beaufort County, SC
Sep 18
theitem.com ($)
Clarendon OKs 6-month pause on data centers as residents push for more info on Project 59↗
theitem.com ($) also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting− , Denied or halted
Clarendon County, SC
Sep 18
Index-Journal ($)
Data decisions: Greenwood County seats data center ad hoc committee↗
Index-Journal ($)
Water
Greenwood County, SC
Sep 17
Post and Courier ($)
Environmental group faces off with Spartanburg County during injunction argument↗
Post and Courier ($)
Siting
Sep 17
FOX Carolina News
LIVE: Judge to consider halting Spartanburg data center construction Thursday↗
FOX Carolina News also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting− , Denied or halted
Sep 16
WSPA 7News
AI Data Center Revolt Tour stops in Spartanburg↗
WSPA 7News also carried by 1 other outlet
Water Siting
Sep 15
WLTX
Fairfield County places 12-month moratorium on data centers↗
WLTX also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting− , Denied or halted Subsidies− , Denied or halted Water− , Denied or halted
Fairfield County, SC
Clarendon County, SC
Sep 14
FOX Carolina News
Laurens County Council votes to approve one-year data center pause↗
FOX Carolina News
Siting− , Denied or halted Water− , Denied or halted
Laurens County, SC
Sep 14
FOX Carolina News
LAURENS CO DATA CENTER MORATORIUM↗
FOX Carolina News
Siting− , Denied or halted
Laurens County, SC
Sep 14
WNCT
Beaufort County to hold hearing on data center moratorium tonight↗
WNCT also carried by 2 other outlets
Siting
Beaufort County, SC
Sep 14
counton2.com
Colleton County to hear public input on controversial data center proposal↗
counton2.com also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting+ , Approved or advancing Subsidies+ , Approved or advancing Water+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 12
Hilton Head Island Packet
Beaufort and Jasper Counties have new plans regarding data centers. Here’s what’s proposed↗
Hilton Head Island Packet also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting− , Denied or halted
Beaufort County, SC
Jasper County, SC
Sep 11
Yahoo
Covert docs and council members in the dark: How the NorthMark data center was recruited in secret↗
Yahoo also carried by 1 other outlet
Subsidies+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 11
The Clinton Chronicle
Data centers, subdivisions & solar farms -- Laurens County Council agenda↗
The Clinton Chronicle
Subsidies− , Denied or halted
Laurens County, SC
Sep 11
WRDW
McCormick County council approves data center rezoning while tempers flare↗
WRDW also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting+ , Approved or advancing
McCormick County, SC
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Sep 10
WJBF
Update on McCormick County’s Council meeting on data centers↗
WJBF
Siting+ , Approved or advancing
McCormick County, SC
Sep 10
GoUpstate
Five-hour meeting puts data center pollution, transparency in spotlight↗
GoUpstate
Siting
South Carolina
Sep 10
Hilton Head Island Packet
Jasper County wants a 1-year freeze on data centers. What that would mean↗
Hilton Head Island Packet
Siting− , Denied or halted
Jasper County, SC
Kershaw County, SC