AI GridWatch — Massachusetts data center updates https://aigridwatch.com/states/massachusetts Data center moratoriums, proposals, and community-impact headlines for Massachusetts, from AI GridWatch. en-us Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Court orders pause Lowell data center expansion https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxNTEhxQUVsUUtaQXlSQXlveS15UVZHOHY0c1o1RDVSblByU0RpTEdmTEJQc2luYUo3VnZVY1Z0NHZNODdVUEtSX21oVFN6Z0txZ2lHUlVWNUJVblE0SUFYMW9BcDdkRVdXMVBPdGozNURzdmtYS3Z5MWowaVVIa0VLaXozX0VDMXlKWlBvbg?oc=5 story-8a63af01 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Via New England News Collaborative Court orders pause Lowell data center expansion https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxPWmhOOF93WXJ2c2VvM0hYaUFDVkFQY0Zocm1kSjZpVUNULXltZXpibUd1STJnOVRXekRnSW03OHBQNXRiRkpnUkhod0NyTWdaMm11RlRTdndscTlZZlJKYU5RV3ZxOHQ3R0tSMEhFdkhMbnQwei1rQWRfcHg4UlR1T1BacndTQ1o3VzNLdXZYaWl1aHdq?oc=5 story-6e2c82fa Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Via WGBH Big tech, residents clash over data centers https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihwFBVV95cUxPRl9MRW1jckZkckljYkJTdkk1ZGlUZ1F5SVZ5QTM0Z1NtREI2OGstUTBTQTgwYXNQTnRqbHN0UzhUVnhINWRUcnI4T0pGTkZWdmlTS2VGUFluZVowRTZoNURrLVJQZEFfalBCeDF6WXo2TTVyR2Q1RVpudjJKVnp6U1ZzRkdHLTA?oc=5 story-5178db46 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Via Lowell Sun Residents want a judge to pause Lowell data center expansion https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxPc0RLemFYVERGNnZfOHg5Ull0WmxNb3g1QndCX1QxSVRiYjkzbkpxSUdRNDdIZVg5M1h6S29mdHFJRXoxTTFCQlVwMUUzN0Q2SHo3aHVaeUxIX21UaHNZb2JrUDJHZHMtczlITXQ5ZWhiOXBYWTVaNkx2VFVTczZOTWJsQ0Y2NmdQNmQzRXg3QlRkZGhUWGZKMk12NUQ2NjRVMEFibXNrak8?oc=5 story-a0188055 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Via WBUR In one Mass. city, the fight over a data center has hit a crisis point https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxQbVV1ZlZRLV9RNEZFbEhxQ0tTWmQzWkJqaUNoNmFXeWFGT2dlRXhoUkVVWDdEeE5ETmxtYnlCQ1RITDFkVG9qTGFmTUN5NTNtcm8xeHpKR2x4X0d3NjlVTGpCV3MxUmdyUlRRU0VBOUVteFdxS19xdG12aEJBanhCbGRYZWY1MGxNQTZpanBMdEZKU0ZfelBfUlZwUTdLR2laTWV5R1pHcHRrMTJPM3JiZg?oc=5 story-67b2c0b4 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Via WGBH Residents want a judge to pause Lowell data center expansion https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinwFBVV95cUxPZDREQ25aM2ZrNE1fMFphXzV0MzVjZlVVOFV4ZUplZFVOcU1USzg5Tm9IOUdoazRoMXloWFRzM05wV2stc095VGRpQlZqc0kzVUtSbXBRd3BnOWtDYXhMNXJVckF5LWQ5Z3c2NTNhWnZQUEwyX2lPY1RQM1V6WnEzUHRuU1hoT3lKWmpIVWJqVkQxQ1F6d084MzNqcE1xNlE?oc=5 story-436f40cc Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Via New England News Collaborative “Ban! Ban! Ban!”: Data-center discontent reaches western Massachusetts https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxQS18yRjRqOUJnOWJwbVV4ZUg1cXV2STJMaF9nSUVOdEEzTXI2ZEd3VTRkNElTampweWlBUy00S044Mm1Cak1qRGQ2N0ZlcXhuSzgzTkxsalZqWEV4QTdPcVI1eW0xRlBUWXpfM2R0TzJaN3FqZ19BOWhJNENPUnpMTVctUUZra3J0blZqQW1oOHc4OGo3eWNyc0xGd2c4Y21YV2pnVNIBqgFBVV95cUxNcWYyUmEwMDVFWnJnZmpFY0Y5OF9Xc29hTmNoNEVUdlBNVmloNEtiSlVIRThLTTB6VXhZblFUajQ5TmJycXR6M09WYVd2T1AxRjdxVFBDeVlTM3NPLUVoQzc5bkhtMDhYa0ZmNU1UMDJmbXZYaHY0V0xXVi1CaHFtYzA3Y2ZZbFFwTHZ5UUQtdzhQNmY0NkRQV2xrQ3hwWGpqbW95bnJpVUdPQQ?oc=5 story-2392279f Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Via The Shoestring