The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
A sustainable future for data centers
News - Government & Military, Zachary Skidmore, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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Renewable Innovations joins US DOE lab project on fuel cell power for AI data centers
Will include a field demonstration at the Sky Data Centers site in Santa Rosa, California
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Portuguese gov't drafts new rules requiring data centers to be powered via renewable energy
The government is currently finalizing legislation
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Malaysian gov’t approves renewable energy requirement for new data centers
Data centers will have to source a minimum of 30 percent of their power from renewable energy
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Spain revises data center renewable mandate
Facilities with a capacity of 10MW or more are now subject to the rules
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US Department of Commerce commits up to $389m in R&D funding to power semiconductors for fusion and advanced computing
Google-backed CFS and Microsoft-backed Helion to receive R&D funding
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UK council launches heat network feasibility study for proposed data centers near Didcot Power Station in Oxfordshire
Will be undertaken by Nordic Energy, with results published in March of next year
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UK gov’t rejects AI Growth Zone bid to power data center with Drax biomass plant in Selby, North Yorkshire
Applicants claimed the 1.2GW data center would be the largest “carbon negative data center”
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Thailand set to finalize new data center regulations by mid-October - report
Expected to classify data centers with a capacity of more than 100MW hyperscale facilities
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DOE unveils $1.9bn in funding for 31 grid upgrade projects to speed data center connections
Expected to unlock 23GW of additional capacity on the grid
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Victoria, Australia, proposes rules requiring data centers to secure own renewable energy supply
Alongside several other provisions to prevent cost shifting and excessive water use
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California governor signs seven-bill package targeting data center energy and water use
Seeks to shield ratepayers from bearing the cost associated with data center buildout
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Abbott halts new Texas data center permits pending ERCOT audit
ERCOT claims the audit will be completed by December
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Moscow bans cryptomining until end of 2032, citing power concerns
Cryptocurrency mining consumes approximately 1GW of power in Moscow alone
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California lawmakers pass data center ratepayer protection bills, send to governor for approval
If passed, the legislation would create separate electricity tariffs for large data centers
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New Jersey governor signs law requiring data centers to report energy and water use
Follows new rate class establishment in July
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Australian gov't drops plans for data center renewable energy mandate - report
After objections from two regional governments
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Delaware enacts clean energy mandate for hyperscale data centers
As well as several new laws targeting the sector
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Singapore gov't allocates 200MW of power for four data center developers on Jurong Island
Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel Data Centers, and ST Telemedia Global Data Centers will each be allocated 50MW of new capacity
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Pennsylvania Governor signs executive order imposing strict requirements on data center developments
Mandates that data center projects receive all required local approvals before permits are issued
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NextEra secures $3.3bn in state funding for 10GW of new natural gas generation to meet growing data center power needs
Will support two projects in Texas and Pennsylvania
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New South Wales to require new data centers run 40% on wind energy under new framework
Data centers that fail to meet the standards could see their projects rejected
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Bloomberg NEF: Texas grid pause puts 20 percent of US data center pipeline at risk
Governor initiated a pause in interconnections earlier this month
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US lawmaker proposes Data Center Bill of Rights targeting AI data center developments
Would provide local communities with a greater say over data center developments
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Texas governor directs PUCT, ERCOT to audit all data centers seeking grid connection
If projects fail to comply with set requirements, they will be denied access to the grid
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New Zealand's Green Party calls for one-year moratorium on new AI data centers
Leader argues that rules need to be written before the concrete is poured
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Trump expands Ratepayer Protection Pledge with 200-plus new signatories
Including utility heavyweights Southern Company, PPL Corp, NextEra Energy, Duke Energy, and American Electric Power
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Idaho National Laboratory, Nvidia, AWS launch Prometheus project under Genesis Mission
Seeks to expedite advanced nuclear development through AI
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DOE selects Amentum, DC Blox to develop behind-the-meter AI data center at Savannah River site in South Carolina
Companies will now enter negotiations for a phased lease of site