The Sterling Plan Commission has started discussions over a draft ordinance to outline the city’s requirements for data centers and battery energy storage systems. At its July 23 meeting, the plan ...

Austin County Commissioners moved unanimously on Monday to adopt a countywide moratorium on new artificial intelligence data center and battery energy storage system (BESS) developments. The ...

Battery energy storage is becoming essential for AI data centers, helping bridge grid constraints, support resilience, and accelerate speed-to-power For the data center industry, the power ...

More than 50 towns, cities and counties across the United States have active bans or moratoriums on battery energy storage facilities, according to public records. The Energy Secretary tells me that ...