The Daily Mine — Tuesday, February 17, 2026

82 GIGAWATTS: MISO's data center forecast stuns grid planners...
RTO Insider

ERCOT SLAMS BRAKES: 232 GW queue overwhelms Texas...
RTO Insider

NY KILLS OFFSHORE WIND BID — 19 months wasted...
RTO Insider

KANSAS WIND GOLD RUSH HITS WALL: Counties ban turbines as data centers beg for power...
KCUR

LEAKED TAPE: Alabama Power lobbyist plots to end elected regulators...
WBRC

GAO BOMBSHELL: DOE 'has no plan' for oversight of billions in energy funds...
Utility Dive

HOW THE NRC LOST ITS INDEPENDENCE...
E&E News

MONEY-LOSING COAL PLANT SNAGS FEDERAL LIFELINE...
WEKU

N.J. DEMANDS ANSWERS: Solar projects stuck as data centers feast on power...
NorthJersey.com

'THE ENEMY WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR'...
New Republic

POLL: What 2,000 Americans really think about data centers...
Politico

JET ENGINES NOW POWER DATA CENTERS...
Wall Street Journal

$90 BILLION: Pennsylvania's AI gold rush mapped...
Technical.ly

VIRGINIA EYES DIESEL CRACKDOWN on backup generators...
Virginia Mercury