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Daily on Energy: Talarico brings data centers into the mix in Texas
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Monday, readers! We hope you all had a restful weekend. The House is out of town, but the Senate remains…
The Gas-To-Nuclear Bridge For AI Data Centers
Amentum, GE Vernova, and Oklo are positioned at different points in the gas-to-nuclear development model. Read more here...…
In the US, opposition to data centers is growing and becomes political
As the 'decentralized and ideologically heterogeneous' movement against data centers grows, US President Donald Trump wants AI companies to foot the bill.…
TPG in talks to buy Netrality Data Centers for up to $3 billion - Bloomberg
Ohio’s cautionary tale on data centers is a lesson for us all
How would AI data centers in space even work? A former NASA robotics chief explains
'You collect electricity in space, and you eject heat in space. The only thing that comes to Earth is data.'…
The war on data centers jeopardizes our economy and national security
Some 78 local jurisdictions have imposed data center bans or moratoriums, but the growing movement may only benefit China in the AI war race.…
Off-grid data centers aren't the panacea that some AI firms hoped
DeWine Takes Action on Data Centers
Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, on Thursday joined nearly half of the governors in the country in signing onto President Donald Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge. The pledge would requ…
Texas politicians call for guardrails on AI, data centers
The Pentagon wants to build data centers. Congress would like a word.
Lawmakers are setting their sights on data centers proposed for military bases, concerned about massive energy and water consumption.…
‘My childhood home is being taken’: Eminent domain for data centers targets properties across a thousand miles of grid expansion in Georgia
Nearly 30 residential properties are located along a 35-mile stretch in Georgia where some residents said they have no choice but to sell their homes.…
Data centers were actually making electricity costs cheaper, but the $7 trillion buildout with no guaranteed AI demand is threatening the trend
From 2015 to 2024, average retail electricity prices decreased by 3.5% for every doubling of data center capacity, new research finds.…
Trump’s Push to Build Data Centers for the US Military
If you live near a military base, there’s a chance you’ll soon find that a privately owned data center has moved into your area. A year ago, President Donald Trump issued an execut…
Data Centers — Not Iran — Are Fueling the U.S.’s Coming Energy Crisis
Startups are installing tiny data centers in people’s homes to reduce strain on the beleaguered electrical grid
Span, in partnership with Nvidia and PulteGroup, uses homes’ underutilized electrical capacity in computer processing.…
The Flawed Environmental Case Against Data Centers
Our animosity toward data centers is really more about our anxieties about A.I.…
With Data Centers and Energy, the Lefties Look Left
The political left is worried that the rapid expansion of data centers across the U.S. – a controversial but necessary development considering our competition with China – is incre…
Verizon CEO Dan Schulman says Verizon will provide dark-fiber connectivity for Google's data centers in a $1B+ deal, with more such deals in the pipeline (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters)
Jaspreet Singh / Reuters : Verizon CEO Dan Schulman says Verizon will provide dark-fiber connectivity for Google's data centers in a $1B+ deal, with more such deals in the pipeline…
Nvidia, SK Group unveil $500 billion-plus AI data centers initiative, memory partnership - Reuters
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Nvidia plans to invest $1B in Naver to help finance an AI data center in South Korea, and partners with SK Group to build more than 2 GW of AI data centers (Ian King/Bloomberg)
Ian King / Bloomberg : Nvidia plans to invest $1B in Naver to help finance an AI data center in South Korea, and partners with SK Group to build more than 2 GW of AI data centers —…
Nvidia, SK Group unveil $500 billion-plus AI data centers initiative, memory partnership
Nvidia, SK Group unveil $500 billion-plus AI data centers initiative, memory partnership
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 : Nvidia and South Korea's SK Group on Friday unveiled a more than $500 billion AI initiative spanning large-scale AI data centers and next-generation memory…
Why are Americans so united against data centers?
During a time when Americans are mostly divided on the issues this election year, many are united around opposition to new data centers. Tony Dokoupil has "The Big Question."…
Meta has pulled out of a renewable energy initiative as it relies more on natural gas for data centers
The company has comitted to 10 natural gas plants since last year.…
Trump Says AI Data Centers Pledge Will Make Power Bills ‘Actually Come Down’
President Donald Trump promised his data center pledge would lower Americans’ electricity bills.…
Intel Turnaround Fueled by AI Data Centers Needing Its Chips - Bloomberg.com
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‘There are no rules. It is the wild west of data centers’: Texas Democratic candidates pounce on AI data center projects in Republican strongholds
AI data center projects have divided the Republican rural community in states like Texas, and Democratic nominees are taking advantage.…
Environmental Orgs Say Space-Based Data Centers Could Violate Federal Law
Orbital data centers can alter climate, degrade the ozone and create major health complications down below.…
This energy company sidestepped Iran war challenges by pushing into data centers
'You can't fight it': Trump defends data centers, signs up 23 governors to shield Americans from price hikes
The president suggests that those who embrace data centers are the smart ones.…
Verizon signs $1 billion dark-fiber deal for Google data centers: Reuters
Blanche urged to investigate alleged foreign influence in fight against data centers
GOP lawmakers claim foreign-linked organizations tied to China and Russia are working to undermine U.S. data centers and AI infrastructure development.…
Meet SLB: The $70 billion oil services giant poised to cash in on AI data centers and the post-Strait of Hormuz oil exploration boom
For nearly a century, SLB has helped energy companies find hard-to-reach reserves. Now the global energy realignment is giving the French-Texan company a fresh growth story.…
The cost of GPUs goes far beyond AI data centers
From gaming to AI, GPUs can make a big mess for the planet.…
Google says it has $811B in contracted future spending commitments as of June, up ~$500B from March, covering chips, data centers, electricity, and more (Davey Alba/Bloomberg)
Davey Alba / Bloomberg : Google says it has $811B in contracted future spending commitments as of June, up ~$500B from March, covering chips, data centers, electricity, and more — …
Trump defends data centers as he expands pledge to make them ‘pay their own way’
Sam Altman Just Criticized SpaceX's Data Centers in Space. Is the OpenAI Founder Right? - The Motley Fool
Sam Altman Just Criticized SpaceX's Data Centers in Space. Is the OpenAI Founder Right? The Motley Fool…
Australia to Put Environmental Brakes on A.I. Data Centers
The country will also seek to protect the rights of creators of work used to train artificial intelligence models, as it aims to impose parameters on the growing industry.…
New York State halts construction of all new data centers
New York has become the first state to temporarily halt approval of large data centers, as Gov. Kathy Hochul argues the AI-driven building boom shouldn’t come at the expense of hig…
County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’
SpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulations
Data centers are so power hungry that cow manure fuel is now on the table — Critics warn it could mean even more factory farms
An EU draft proposal dated June 30 shows the bloc is weighing weaker climate impact rules for gas-powered data centers, after heavy lobbying from tech groups (Financial Times)
Financial Times : An EU draft proposal dated June 30 shows the bloc is weighing weaker climate impact rules for gas-powered data centers, after heavy lobbying from tech groups — Pa…
Oracle Warns Its Splurge on AI Data Centers May Not Pay Off - Bloomberg.com
Oracle Warns Its Splurge on AI Data Centers May Not Pay Off Bloomberg.com…
Gas plants for US data centers to be major source of climate change-linked emissions, report says - Reuters
Gas plants for US data centers to be major source of climate change-linked emissions, report says Reuters…
SpaceX cuts monthly Starlink prices in half in the Memphis area, as it endures blowback and legal challenges from opponents of its Colossus data centers (Carmen Arroyo/Bloomberg)
Carmen Arroyo / Bloomberg : SpaceX cuts monthly Starlink prices in half in the Memphis area, as it endures blowback and legal challenges from opponents of its Colossus data centers…
Why Won't Europe Build AI Data Centers in Iceland?
As Brussels pushes tech sovereignty, why are there so few AI data centres in Iceland — Europe's cheapest clean power, going spare?…
South Korea unveils plans for new AI data centers backed by ~$357.5B from SK Group, GS Group, and Naver, targeting 8.4GW initially and 18.4GW by 2035 (Yi Whan-woo/The Korea Times)
Yi Whan-woo / The Korea Times : South Korea unveils plans for new AI data centers backed by ~$357.5B from SK Group, GS Group, and Naver, targeting 8.4GW initially and 18.4GW by 203…
Are Republicans Souring on Data Centers?
In recent elections, Republican voters have expressed their dissatisfaction with policies responding to the construction of data centers—the rapidly expanding physical infrastructu…
Masayoshi Son questioned Musk's orbital AI data centers, noting electricity is just 7% of costs and the AI race will be won on Earth within a few years (Tim Higgins/Wall Street Journal)
Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal : Masayoshi Son questioned Musk's orbital AI data centers, noting electricity is just 7% of costs and the AI race will be won on Earth within a fe…
‘Networking becomes the make-or-break factor’: Orbital data centers reintroduce a challenge we’ve now fixed on land
Space-bound data centers promise solar energy and scale as AI demands soar, but latency re-emerges as a major issue.…
Data Centers, AI, and the High Cost of Being Afraid
Hello and welcome to Wednesday, June 24, 2026. I’m glad you’re here for our daily visit. Today is St. Jean Baptiste Day, which is a big deal in Quebec. It’s also National Pralines …
Big tech spending on data centers balloons to $850B, with Meta and Microsoft investing tens of billions
Meta Platforms and Microsoft are leading the pack of tech giants that are shoveling money into artificial intelligence data-center leases – each committing tens of billions of doll…
As tech giants rush to build AI infrastructure, some residents living near data centers say a constant infrasonic vibration is ruining their health and homes (Adeel Hassan/New York Times)
Adeel Hassan / New York Times : As tech giants rush to build AI infrastructure, some residents living near data centers say a constant infrasonic vibration is ruining their health …
Some Congressional Lawmakers Have Attempted To Push Back Against AI Data Centers — But They Haven’t Gotten Far
'Never let billion-dollar corporations supersede the voices of those who live [here]'…
Agreement on Data Centers Falters as Ohio Lawmakers Go on Recess
While the Ohio Legislature has made strides this week in key areas before summer recess, it was unable to come to agreement on the hot button issue of data centers. Lawmakers have …
Iren Ltd (IREN): Crypto Mining Giving Way to AI Data Centers
Seattle City Council votes 9-0 to enact a one-year moratorium on new large data centers and study their impact; Mayor Katie Wilson is expected to sign the bill (Greg Kim/The Seattle Times)
Greg Kim / The Seattle Times : Seattle City Council votes 9-0 to enact a one-year moratorium on new large data centers and study their impact; Mayor Katie Wilson is expected to sig…
Data Centers Will Turn Red States Blue
It won’t happen overnight, and it won’t happen in Washington. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) won’t have anything to do with it. And neither will the DNC, at least directly. But it wil…