Virginia Governor vetoes bipartisan data center oversight bill
Claimed that it would create "unnecessary red tape"
Claimed that it would create "unnecessary red tape"
Will use refinancing to accelerate network expansion
The "Rio AI City" project was announced at Web Summit Rio on 27 April
Plan to use the site's existing infrastructure to construct two data center buildings
Will apply to facilities that require 50MW or more
Plan to utilize power from 100MW solar project
Solar and wind projects excluded
Projects have a combined capacity of 1.435GW
Aim to create integrated “energy hubs” consisting of renewables, LDES, and data centers
Will also require new data centers to purchase electricity from utilities for at least ten years.
Former chair asked to leave position by White House
Could pave the way for a partnership between Oklo and OpenAI
Expanded from 200 acres to 235 acres
Dubbed as the “Clean Cloud Act of 2025”
Will consider whether data centers are paying fair share of infrastructure costs
Commissioners voted along the same lines as the previous vote
Will combine renewable business with other power generation assets
Aerial photos revealed 35 onsite methane gas turbines
Will permit the extension of coal plants and direct federal agencies to identify coal resources on federal lands
Attended by the likes of EDF, Ofgem, Google, and Microsoft
Suhas Subramanyam said Virginia should be taken as a “cautionary tale for the rest of the country”
The bill will not be enforced until 2026 at the earliest
Joins Meta, Microsoft and Amazon as members
Will now move to the Senate for approval