Will require data centers to enter into a minimum ten-year contract with utilities

Will be appointed at the end of the month, subject to approval from the US Senate

Targeting AI and Edge developments across Asia

Announces layoffs at the National Renewable Energy Lab

Claimed that it would create "unnecessary red tape"

Solar and wind projects excluded

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

Dubbed as the “Clean Cloud Act of 2025”

Will consider whether data centers are paying fair share of infrastructure costs

Will combine renewable business with other power generation assets

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”

There were no reports of injuries

Would raise taxes from 0.9 percent to 1.5 percent

The Governor approved the bill on December 31, 2024

Departs the company after almost seven years

Bolton replaces James Bates, who leaves the company after a year in the role