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Pacific Northwest city of 750,000; hosts six 2026 World Cup fixtures; enacted a data-centre moratorium in April 2026.
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#1013 Jul
Mentioned in: New York freezes new permits by decree
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#106 Jul
Mentioned in: Oregon clears a 29% big-load surcharge
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#365 Jul
Mentioned in: Belgium end USA's home World Cup
2026 FIFA World Cup#91 Jul
Mentioned in: Santa Fe drops the bar to 1 MW
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#161 Jul
Mentioned in: California binds AI hiring, EU defers
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#3230 Jun
Mentioned in: Belgium survive Senegal in 125 mins
2026 FIFA World Cup#929 Jun
Mentioned in: New York freeze waits on Hochul
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#3127 Jun
Iran exit without losing a match
2026 FIFA World Cup#2621 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran hold Belgium and take the point home
2026 FIFA World Cup#920 Jun
Mentioned in: CuspAI raising $400m on Bezos money
UK Startups and Innovation#710 Jun
Seattle locks in its data-centre freeze
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#1226 May
Mentioned in: Iran moves camp to Tijuana, demands visas
2026 FIFA World Cup#426 May
Mentioned in: Berry Hill approval hinges on tax deal
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#422 May
Mentioned in: EdgeConneX bets €3bn on Italian capacity
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#312 May
Mentioned in: Fairfax pre-empts; Sabey pulls Seattle plan
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#1011 May
Mentioned in: Twelve host cities silent at the HRW deadline
2026 FIFA World Cup#35 May
Scheduled committee votes on a 365-day freeze for 20 May
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: Five US moratorium votes in seven days#31 May
Mentioned in: Gallup finds 71% oppose local data centres
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#230 Apr
Seattle freezes data centres for a year
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#230 Apr
Mentioned in: Hyperscalers raise 2026 capex to $725 billion
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#216 Apr