Bill proposed in North Carolina seeks to mandate large load data centers to cover cost of energy and water infrastructure
Proposed by Democrat Lindsey Prather
Proposed by Democrat Lindsey Prather
Remains in support of a temporary moratorium
One aimed at local zoning measures and the other at resource use reporting
City awarded $29 million grant by government ministry to develop project
Will now move to a conference committee
Will invest nearly $1bn into natural gas
Tied to Japan's recent $550bn investment commitment to the US market
Will see Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI, and Amazon commit to buy or build generation needed for their facilities
Aims to align AI data center growth with US energy and security priorities
Announces $171.5m funding opportunity for next-generation geothermal systems
Said measures required to protect consumers from footing larger bills
Would apply to data centers with a capacity exceeding 100MW
If approved by the full committee, bill will advance to House
Would apply to facilities with a capacity of 30MW or more
Driven by unprecedented data center power demand
Will see the companies deploy Phaidra's AI system across Khazna's data center portfolio
Would apply to facilities with a capacity of 75MW or more
Follows a request from Axiom to colocate a modular gas plant with a data center
Responses to the RFI must be submitted no later than April 1, 2026
Would require grid operators to establish data center load queues
The order is to remain in effect through Tuesday (27 January)
Up to 40GW of potential capacity available in Arizona alone
Would prohibit energy costs for data centers from being passed on to other customers