Good morning. Texas Republicans want a $33 billion transmission buildout stopped, Exelon is separating real data-center demand from queue noise, and Utah just reached a new solar milestone. The grid's biggest assumptions are getting a stress test.
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TEXAS REPUBLICANS MOVE TO HALT A $33 BILLION GRID BUILDOUT
E&E News
Powerful lawmakers are pressing regulators to pause the high-voltage expansion designed for surging oilfield and data-center demand, raising the risk of slower interconnections.
EXELON WEEDS SPECULATIVE PROJECTS OUT OF ITS DATA-CENTER QUEUE
Utility Dive
Only 4 GW of the surviving pipeline is backed by signed agreements and $1 billion in collateral, while another 7 GW predates the utility's new screening framework.
WISCONSIN UTILITIES DRAW A LINE AROUND DATA-CENTER GRID COSTS
Wisconsin Public Radio
ATC and We Energies are asking state and federal regulators to approve agreements intended to keep new transmission costs from spilling onto other customers.
SOLAR BECOMES UTAH'S LARGEST POWER SOURCE FOR THE FIRST TIME
The Salt Lake Tribune
Solar generated more of Utah's electricity than any other source in May, marking a new milestone for a state long dominated by fossil power.
MICHIGAN'S TOP COURT THROWS OUT A KEY LINE 5 TUNNEL PERMIT
Associated Press
The 6-1 ruling orders regulators to reconsider whether Enbridge's Great Lakes tunnel would extend the 73-year-old pipeline's life and harm public-trust rights.
Power & Grid
FEDERAL ENERGY OFFICIALS STUDY OKLAHOMA'S GRID UPGRADES
The Oklahoman
A federal visit is examining OGE's reliability work as a possible model for hardening power systems and preventing outages elsewhere.
NEW YORK PUSHES BACK ON THE SOLAR-FARMLAND FIGHT
Canary Media
Solar occupies 0.13% of the state's prime farmland, and officials argue lease income can keep family farms operating without permanently converting the land.
HEINRICH PUTS A DATA-CENTER GRID PLAN ON THE SENATE AGENDA
E&E News
The New Mexico Democrat's framework calls for faster interconnections, more capacity from existing lines and large new power users to cover the grid costs they create.
A TEXAS COAL MINE MAKES ROOM FOR 1.2 GW OF SOLAR
Canary Media
Panamint broke ground on a $1.7 billion solar-and-storage project at the Calvert mine, reusing an existing energy site while the adjacent coal plant and mine stay online.
CYBERATTACKS DISRUPT WATER UTILITIES ACROSS NINE STATES
WCVB
Federal officials warned utilities after attacks on operational systems forced some operators into manual control, though no unsafe water was reported.
Data Centers
KANSAS' DATA-CENTER BOOM BECOMES A GOVERNOR'S-RACE WEAPON
Politico
Republican and Democratic rivals are attacking one another over hyperscale development as local cost and land-use fights move into statewide politics.
DATA CENTERS COMPLICATE OKLAHOMA'S PUSH FOR MORE POWER
KOSU
Utilities are trying to expand electrical infrastructure as communities resist new campuses and a Guthrie family worries that development could threaten its centennial farm.
EMPTY OFFICE POWER BECOMES FUEL FOR EDGE AI
Latitude Media
Perimeter Compute says efficient buildings may have 30% to 60% of their original electrical capacity available for compact data centers ranging from 0.5 MW to 20 MW.
DATA-CENTER PROTESTS HAVE LED TO AT LEAST 37 ARRESTS THIS YEAR
Futurism
The cases span farmers, teachers, parents and other local opponents, including an Indiana man removed from a public meeting and a Kansas teacher arrested after clapping.
A REJECTED $12 BILLION DATA-CENTER DEAL LEAVES A COMMUNITY PLAYBOOK
Wisconsin Watch
Before opposition killed the $12 billion QTS campus, DeForest negotiated $12 million in estimated annual tax payments, $50 million for community infrastructure and protections for ratepayers and nearby homeowners.
Stat of the Day
40%
Drop in Exelon's high-probability data-center load
Transmission security agreements cut the credible pipeline from 18 GW to about 11 GW, separating committed projects from queue noise.
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