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Meta orders 10 gas-fired power plants for its Hyperion AI campus in rural Louisiana—more than triple the initial plan
Meta is drastically expanding its on-site power generation by ordering 10 gas-fired power plants for its Hyperion AI campus in Louisiana, highlighting the extreme and controversial power demands of AI.
Power & Energy
— Fortune
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Bernie Sanders, AOC Want Data Centers Banned — But A Kentucky Family's 'No' To $26 Million Was Louder
Politicians like Bernie Sanders and AOC are pushing to ban data centers, while a local Kentucky family famously rejected a $26 million offer for their land.
Policy Opposition
— AOL.com
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Nevadans get few details into data centers receiving tax breaks — and it might be illegal
Lack of transparency regarding tax breaks for data centers in Nevada has raised legal and ethical concerns, highlighting growing public scrutiny and potential opposition over public subsidies provided to the industry.
Policy Controversy Nevada
— The Nevada Independent
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Crusoe Expands Abilene AI Campus With New 900 MW ‘AI Factory’ for Microsoft
Crusoe is expanding its Abilene AI campus with a massive 900 MW "AI Factory" for Microsoft, highlighting energy-first design and on-site power for hyperscale AI infrastructure.
New Builds
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Crusoe confirms Microsoft as new 900MW capacity customer at Abilene data center site
Crusoe confirmed Microsoft will be the customer for its massive 900MW capacity at the Abilene, Texas data center site.
New Builds Texas
— MSN
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CoreWeave and Cerebras partner with BCE to run Canada's largest purpose-built AI data center
CoreWeave and Cerebras have partnered with BCE (Bell Canada Enterprises) to operate the largest purpose-built AI data center in Canada, marking a massive expansion of regional AI compute infrastructure.
AI Infra
— MSN
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Family says ‘no’ to $26 million offer to build AI data center on their ‘priceless’ generational farm
A family rejected a staggering $26 million offer from developers looking to buy their generational farm for a new AI data center, highlighting growing grassroots opposition to aggressive industry land acquisition.
New Builds Opposition
— The Times of India
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Brown: Data centers are coming. How will we regulate them?
An opinion piece discussing the inevitable arrival of more data centers and the regulatory frameworks needed to manage their impact in Minnesota.
Policy
— Star Tribune
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Texas energy regulators, industry leaders face power demand questions amid growth of data centers
Texas energy regulators and industry leaders are grappling with rising power demand questions driven by the explosive growth of data centers in the state.
Power & Energy Texas
— KWBU
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Mallory McMorrow releases plan for Michigan data centers ‘done right,’ with a focus on green energy
Michigan state senator Mallory McMorrow introduced a plan for responsible data center development, emphasizing the use of green energy to sustainably meet the industry's rapidly growing infrastructure demands.
Policy
— Michigan Advance
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Connecticut offered big data center tax breaks. Only one has taken them
Despite Connecticut offering significant tax incentives to attract data center developments, only a single project has utilized the breaks so far.
Policy
— CTPost
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Our View: Detroit should keep an open mind on data centers
An editorial advocating for Detroit to remain open to data center developments, despite concerns over power and resource usage.
Policy
— The Detroit News
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The Role of Demand Response in Google’s 1GW Milestone
An analysis of Google's 1GW demand response milestone and its implications for power management in hyperscale data centers.
Power & Energy
— Data Centre Magazine
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