September 14, 2026
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Lowell, Massachusetts is not located in Texas and has no direct relationship to Texas datacenter infrastructure, energy, or policy.
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July 30, 2026
Ride-Through Rules Bind New Texas Loads August 1; Old Specs Won't Retrofit CheapIn Lowell, Massachusetts, residents are pressing the City Council to rewrite zoning to block expansion of Markley Group's 352,000-square-foot facility.
May 3, 2026
MARA's $1.5B Long Ridge Buy Sets the New AI Infrastructure PlaybookMassachusetts municipalities (Lowell, Everett) are improvising local bans, and 120+ civil society groups asked Congress this week to strip datacenter language from appropriations, the NDAA, the Water Resources Development Act, and the Farm Bill.
March 18, 2026
50 GW of AI Capacity Is About to Face Generator-Level OversightLowell, Massachusetts passed a **10-0 city council vote** for a one-year datacenter construction moratorium, the state's first.
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