Tag: data centers

Athens City Council passes zoning ordinance amendment limiting potential data center locations in municipality

With multiple data centers now opening across Alabama, the Athens City Council addressed community concerns regarding the possibility of such facilities being constructed in the municipality's limits.

'Not on the backs of Alabama families': Livingston working to ensure power for local data center at less cost to residents

Senate Majority Leader Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro) joined Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show" on Wednesday to discuss an array of topics, including supplying power for a Jackson County data center owned by Google and the facility's positive impact on the surrounding area.

Jennifer Oliver O'Connell: Alabama's solar expansion is a battle between progress and preservation

Those who have traveled to the Midwest or West have seen the wind turbine farms peppering the landscape. These “Skynet”-like structures are not only a blight to the skyline, but they kill birds and affect the ecosystem of the land. Solar panels present similar issues, not only destroying once-rich soil, but affecting wildlife and the surrounding areas.

Lawmakers introduce ‘Alabama Affordability Protection Plan’ making Public Service Commissioners appointed, not elected

A bipartisan coalition of Alabama legislators in both the House and Senate unveiled on Thursday the Alabama Affordability Protection Plan — a three-bill reform package “designed to safeguard Alabama families and businesses from rising utility costs and undue political influence, all without increasing taxes or rates.”