NORTH DAKOTA DRAWS A 1.2-GW DATA-CENTER POWER PLANT Minot Daily News Base Electron proposes a $2.4 billion gas plant for Applied Digital in Oliver County. The company targets startup in the second half of 2030.
ON-SITE BATTERIES POST A RECORD 58-GWH YEAR Facilities Dive An Urban Land Institute and UL report expects 500 GWh more from 2026 through 2032. Local safety concerns and permitting delays remain the main hurdles.
PGE SEEKS AN EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE RATE INCREASE Statesman Journal The utility seeks 4.8% overall and 3.9% residential increases in July 2027. Large data-center rates would rise 7.7%.
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MINNEAPOLIS WEIGHS A 150,000-SQUARE-FOOT DATA-CENTER CAP MPR News The pending ordinance limits projects to existing downtown buildings and requires larger sites to buy renewable power. The current moratorium expires Nov. 21.
NEW MEXICO PANEL PROPOSES 22 POWER-COST AND GRID REFORMS Source New Mexico The package includes large-load guardrails, ratepayer protections, storage support and a state permitting council. Gov.-elect Deb Haaland has separately pledged a data-center pause.
Time Torus says a Foundry deployment needs from contract to live workloads The modules use existing commercial and industrial connections instead of waiting for new grid infrastructure. Interesting Engineering ↗