Tuesday, April 28, 2026

OHIO'S DATA CENTER BOOM BURNS OUT
cleveland.com
The state welcomed hyperscale load first and is now asking why residents are paying more for the grid.

DUKE GETS BREAKS, SEEKS RATE HIKES
Inside Climate News
Duke is collecting data center tax incentives while asking North Carolina customers to fund more growth.

JEFFRIES PUTS AI LOADS ON THE AGENDA
POLITICO
House Democratic leadership is starting to frame data centers around ratepayer protection.

WISCONSIN'S DATA CENTER BREAK TOPS $2B
Cap Times
The subsidy bill is getting big enough to turn a local incentive story into a statewide fiscal fight.

TENNESSEE OPENS A POWER BACK DOOR
Tennessee Lookout
Lawmakers are clearing a path for big loads to self-power with fewer state and local constraints.

GAS PLANT COSTS JUMP 66%
TechCrunch
AI demand is making the supply answer more expensive before those plants even come online.

CO-OP CITY WARNS OF A CLIMATE-BILL SHOCK
New York Post
America's largest residential co-op says New York mandates could turn energy compliance into an affordability crisis.

CLEAN POWER KEEPS SLIPPING THROUGH
Guardian US
Experts say the Trump rollback is hitting resistance from market momentum and renewable generation growth.

OFFSHORE WIND GETS PAID TO WALK AWAY
Associated Press
Interior is reimbursing two more developers as offshore wind capital gets redirected toward fossil infrastructure.

U.S. OIL FACES CHINA'S ELECTRIC STATE
DW
The global energy fight is turning into a contest between U.S. fossil dominance and China's clean-tech supply chain.

MINNESOTA BOOM HITS A BACKLASH WALL
Minnesota Reformer
The state that expected a rush of projects is running into local resistance and bipartisan distrust.

TEXAS TOWN REJECTS A DATA CENTER
KWTX
Killeen residents turned water, noise, and air concerns into a 4-1 permit rejection.

OKLAHOMA WATER FEARS HIT REZONING
KOCO
Piedmont residents want a data center item pulled before it strains wells, farms, and nearby homes.

VIRGINIA BUDGET STALLS ON DATA CENTERS
Virginia Mercury
The largest U.S. data center market is fighting over who keeps the upside from billions in tax breaks.

UTAH HITS PAUSE OVER SECRETIVE SCALE
TownLift
County officials say they were blindsided by the size, incentives, and state-led nature of the project.