March 17, 2026
Virginia Led. Now New Jersey and Illinois Want Hyperscalers to Pay the Grid Bill.Apex, North Carolina voted unanimously March 10 to draft a one-year moratorium; Chatham County, Gates County, and Canton, NC already passed theirs.
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Chatham County, NC
Chatham County, NC is located in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, approximately 30 miles west of Raleigh, and has become an area of interest for data center development due to its proximity to major fiber routes and available industrial land.
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February 12, 2026
Water Disclosure Meets Gigawatt Ambition on the Texas GridChatham County, North Carolina approved a 12-month freeze on datacenters and crypto mining, and a rural Michigan community imposed a six-month pause.
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