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White House seeks emergency power auction for largest US electric grid
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The White House on Friday urged the largest U.S. electric grid to conduct an emergency power auction to protect against rolling blackouts as energy demand from data centers grows faster than the country can build new generation plants. The Trump administration initiative calls on PJM Interconnection, which serves 67 million […]
Microsoft rolls out initiative to limit data-center power costs, water use impact
Microsoft says it will curb water use and cover power costs at U.S. data centers as communities and Trump raise concerns grow.
Trump seeks to quell data center rebellion
Trump urges tech giants, led by Microsoft, to ensure AI data centers don’t raise electricity bills amid community backlash.
Nvidia says next-gen Rubin AI chips in full production
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the new Rubin chip platform delivers up to five times more AI computing power.
2026 Virginia General Assembly preview: Dems contend with tricky budget
With Abigail Spanberger set to become governor, Virginia Democrats enter the 2026 General Assembly session with control of state government and major budgetary challenges.
Alphabet to buy clean energy developer Intersect in $4.75 billion deal amid AI push
Dec 22 (Reuters) – Alphabet said on Monday it would buy clean energy developer Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash, plus assumed debt, as tech giants spend billions to expand the computing and power capacity necessary for developing artificial intelligence. Big Tech has ramped up investments in energy firms as U.S. power grids struggle to […]
Dominion wind farm among 5 projects paused by Trump
Trump administration orders 90-day pause on five East Coast offshore wind projects, including Dominion Energy's $10.9 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind.
Georgia regulators approve huge electric generation increase for data centers
Georgia regulators approved a $16.3 billion Georgia Power expansion to supply electricity to data centers, a move critics say could leave customers paying higher bills if demand projections fail.
Developer proposes Henrico industrial park after resistance to data centers
After resistance to a data center campus in Henrico County, a developer appears to be pivoting to an industrial park proposal.
Another massive data center campus proposed in Prince William
LSI 360 has filed an early planning application tied to a massive, proposed data center campus in western Prince William County.
2025: The year of living disruptively
Looking back on 2025, the best symbol of the past year’s upheaval might be the White House, if not its most famous occupant. Since moving back into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in January, our real estate mogul president has launched into a series of home renovations worthy of its own HGTV series. The most prominent changes […]
JLARC: Data centers received $2.7B in state tax cuts
A JLARC report shows Virginia data centers received $2.7B in tax exemptions from FY 2015–24, accounting for more than half of state incentive spending.
