Thursday, April 30, 2026

STARGATE TURNS INTO A RATE CASE
Business Insider
DTE says a $16 billion OpenAI/Oracle campus could help freeze rates if the load arrives on time.

STATES REOPEN THE DATA CENTER TAX DEAL
E&E News by POLITICO
At least 28 states have weighed bills this year to shrink or end data-center incentives.

FOUR FLORIDA MEGASITES HIT THE WALL
Palm Beach Post
Four hyperscale proposals are colliding with water, power, permits, and local opposition.

WHO OWNS WONDER VALLEY?
Salt Lake Tribune
The land behind Utah's massive data center proposal is a patchwork of private, state, and local ownership.

VIRGINIA MAKES DOMINION SHOW ITS LOAD MATH
Virginia Mercury
A new law orders an outside review of Dominion's forecasts as data-center demand drives planning fights.

CONGRESS AGREES RATEPAYERS NEED A SHIELD
E&E News by POLITICO
Lawmakers agree data centers should not dump grid costs on households, but the fix is still fuzzy.

CLEAN ENERGY GETS REPRICED IN DC
ESG Dive
An investor told DC Climate Week that climate risk and data-center demand are reshaping clean-energy capital.

OIL SHOCKS OUT, MINERAL SHOCKS IN
Forbes
Electrification shifts energy-security risk from fuel chokepoints to mines, refineries, and critical-material supply chains.

MISO GETS RELIEF FROM NEW SUPPLY
Utility Dive
Capacity prices fell after supply outpaced demand growth, helped by new accredited solar.

AUSTIN ADDS SOLAR FOR A TIGHTER GRID
Austin American-Statesman
New solar projects are framed as reliability support and climate policy for a fast-growing power system.

OHIO BAN DRIVE NEEDS 413,000 SIGNATURES FAST
Ohio Capital Journal
Advocates have until July 1 to qualify a proposed ban on data centers above 25 MW.

SERVER FARMS GET A THREAT MODEL
Bloomberg Law
Data centers are drawing new cyber and physical security scrutiny as the buildout becomes more politically charged.

AI BUILDOUT POACHES TEXAS ELECTRICIANS
Tom's Hardware
Data center demand for electrical labor is delaying some Texas homebuilding schedules by about two months.

KANSAS WRITES THE RULES BEFORE THE ASK
WIBW
Pottawatomie County is drafting zoning guardrails while a company eyes land for a possible data center.

THE $25 BILLION AI POLLUTION TAB
TechRadar
A new NBER working paper estimates data-center pollution damages could reach $25 billion.