MLive

Facebook owner’s data center plan faces scrutiny at community panel in Michigan town

HOWELL, MI — A local group opposed to a proposed $1 billion “hyperscale” data center reportedly backed by Facebook and Instagram owner Meta hosted a panel discussion days ahead of a pivotal Howell ...
MLive

Facebook owner’s $1B data center project prompts Michigan town to enact 6-month pause

HOWELL, MI — Impassioned residents packed Howell High School’s auditorium Thursday, Nov. 20 to urge local officials to reject a controversial proposal for a $1 billion hyperscale data center to power ...
The Real News Network

‘Who wants to live like this?’ Locals fume as Meta AI data center upends entire community

This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on Nov. 24, 2025. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license. The tiny town of Holly Ridge, Louisiana will soon be home to a ...
Technical

Nebraska can take lessons from Virginia’s data center boom to prep its power grids

The Facebook data center at 14711 Capehart Rd in Nebraska (Ryan Soderlin for the Flatwater Free Press) This collaboratively reported story is part of the partnership between Technical.ly and Silicon ...