NEWS: Protections against hyperscalers get hyperlocal.

Windy City blowing back: Amid the mounting public outcry against data centers, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed a 12-month moratorium on their construction. The pause will give the city time to develop policies addressing data center impacts on local air, water, and the grid.

In a Tennessee town: The Greeneville Energy Authority unanimously adopted TVA’s proposed wholesale rate class for data centers. The new designation would raise power prices for data centers by about 10%. Worth noting: No data centers have been built or proposed in Greene County thus far.