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Data Center

FERC Targets Data Center Interconnection Delays

Regulators have approved a range of proposals designed to speed generation interconnections and large-load connections.

Data Center

Maryland Pushes Back on $2 Billion Grid Upgrades

Residents could pay billions for upgrades tied to out-of-state AI data centers.

Expert Opinion

Abe Salander and Zeb Zankel: Real Estate and Commercial Strategies for Monetizing Dark Fiber

Electric utilities have a rare opportunity to monetize their existing fiber infrastructure amid surging demand from AI data centers and federal broadband programs.

Data Center

Ossoff Probes Energy Impact of AI Data Centers in Georgia

Senator questions whether companies’ pledges to pay their own way are credible and enforceable.

Data Center

House Bill to Offset Data Centers' Impact on Energy Costs Introduced

Lawmakers say utilities are increasingly passing infrastructure costs to households.

Data Center

As Electricity Costs Rise, Everyone Wants Data Centers to Pick Up Their Tab. But How?

Data centers keep spreading fast, and some use as much electricity as a small city.

Energy

White House and Governors Pressure Grid Operator to Boost Power, Slow Electricity Hikes

The White House and the governors are trying to pressure the operator of the mid-Atlantic power grid to get tech companies to bid on contracts to build new power plants.

Energy Department

Feds Allow Big Tech to Plug Data Centers Right Into Power Plants

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Thursday order could be a blueprint for Trump administration requests to ensure that data centers get power as quickly as possible.

Data Center

Future Data Centers are Driving Up Forecasts for Energy; States Want Proof They'll Be Built

Because of the impact that future plants pose to current ratepayers, state regulators want proof that proposed data centers will actually get built.

Nuclear

Amazon to Spend $20B on Data Centers in Penn., Including Next to Nuclear Plant

At a news conference in Berwick in the shadow of the power plant, Gov. Josh Shapiro called it the largest private sector investment in Pennsylvania's history.