NYTIMES (Scott Dance) - Texas Halts Data Center Permits, Expanding Environmental Scrutiny
Less than a year ago, Gov. Greg Abbott welcomed data centers. Now he is confronting concerns about the projects even among fellow Republicans.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Texas Gov. Abbott orders a halt on all data center permits
Monday’s action was the fourth directive Abbott has issued in four months related to data centers.
NYTIMES (Maureen Farrell) - Wall Street Is Growing Skeptical of the Data Center Boom
Several companies tied to the data center industry have delayed their initial public offerings amid the increasing public backlash to these energy guzzling facilities.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 'The betrayal is significant': Trump voters REVOLT over AI power line
To feed the insatiable electricity demands of Northern Virginia's "Data Center Alley," utility developers want to construct Valley Link North: an ultra-high-voltage 765-kilovolt transmission line cutting a 200-foot-wide path across more than 200 miles of West Virginia countryside. Standing over 185 feet tall, the massive steel towers threaten family farms, historic land, and scenic views via eminent domain. In a deeply conservative pocket of Appalachia, landowners and multi-time Trump voters—already squeezed by inflation, tariffs, and federal downsizing—are fighting back, warning that Washington and Big Tech's push for AI infrastructure may cost them their political loyalty at the ballot box. MS NOW's Josh Einiger reports from Charles…
YOUTUBE (Fox Business) - 'SHOULDER THE COST': CEO makes clear who should pay for AI data centers
Hut 8 CEO Asher Genoot explains how the company is building massive data centers in Louisiana and Texas while investing millions in local infrastructure on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ #fox #foxnews #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #ai #artificialintelligence #datacenters #technology #tech #energy #electricity #energycosts #infrastructure #bigtech #business #economy #innovation #utilities #powergrid #consumers #ceo #aipolicy
WASHINGTONPOST (Theodoric Meyer) - Senator blocks bill meant to lower electricity prices linked to data centers
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) halted passage of a proposal that had passed the House by an overwhelming margin.
NYTIMES (Michael Gold) - House Passes Bill Taking Aim at Data Center Electricity Costs
The measure would direct state regulators to consider rules requiring data centers to cover higher energy costs, but it would not compel them to do so.
NYTIMES (Michael Gold) - House Passes Bill Taking Aim at Data Center Electricity Costs
The measure would direct state regulators to consider rules requiring data centers to cover higher energy costs, but it would not compel them to do so.
JUSTTHENEWS (Just the News staff) - House passes bill to protect consumers from energy price hikes caused by data centers
In a rare moment of bipartisanship, the vote was 417-3. The bill is known as the Ratepayers Protection Act.
DAILYCALLER (Paris Apodaca) - Data Center Boom Could Supercharge Blackouts Nationwide By 2030, Pennsylvania Regulators Warn
‘at an energy crossroads’