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What’s stalling data center projects? Public opposition and power access lead delays.

Data Center Boom Meets a New Constraint: Communities and Grids Are Pushing Back

Data center cancellations rose to 25 in 2025, up from six in 2024.
Projects are increasingly blocked by power access, permitting and labor constraints.
Local opposition groups and proposed moratoriums are reshaping the development landscape.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 26, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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Elevating Austria: Google invests in its first data center in the Alps.

A company announcement puts Austria on Google’s AI infrastructure map

Google said it will build its first Austrian data center in Kronstorf.
The company linked the project to growing AI and digital-services demand in Europe.
The announcement included sustainability measures and a local skilling partnership.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 26, 2026·via blog.google

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Maine's governor vetoes data center moratorium | TechCrunch

Maine Governor Vetoes a Proposed Data Center Moratorium, but the Fight Over Grid Impact Is Far From Over

Governor Janet Mills vetoed L.D. 307, which would have paused new data center permits until November 1, 2027.
Mills said she would have signed the bill if it exempted a locally supported project in Jay.
The debate reflects wider concern about data centers’ effects on electricity rates and the environment.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 26, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Nuclear startup X-energy raises $1B in data center-driven IPO | TechCrunch

X-energy Lands $1 Billion IPO as Data Center Power Demand Lifts Nuclear Startups

X-energy raised $1 billion by pricing its IPO at $23 per share.
The company is developing 80-megawatt small modular reactors using TRISO fuel.
Demand from data centers and industrial customers is boosting investor interest in advanced nuclear.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 24, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Meta, Noon Energy partner on 100GWh energy storage deal

Meta’s 100GWh storage deal shows how AI data centers are reshaping energy procurement

Meta reserved up to 1GW and 100GWh of storage capacity from Noon Energy.
The deal starts with a 25MW/2.5GWh project targeted for completion by 2028.
The agreement is designed to support AI data centers with more reliable renewable power.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 24, 2026·via energymonitor.ai

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Could a New Kind of Power Supply Help Make Data Centers Grid-Friendly? - CleanTechnica

A new data-center UPS is being tested as grid infrastructure, not just backup equipment

ON.energy is testing a new medium-voltage UPS with the National Laboratory of the Rockies.
The lab can simulate both a power grid and a data center to study stress scenarios safely.
The goal is to smooth fast power swings and make large computing loads easier for grids to handle.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 24, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

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Energy in Motion: Unlocking the Interconnected Grid of Tomorrow - Wiley Science and Engineering Content Hub

Sponsored Grid White Paper Argues U.S. Needs an Interregional Transmission Overlay

A sponsored white paper says the U.S. grid faces strain from aging assets, demand growth, renewables, and extreme weather.
It argues an overlay using HVDC and EHVAC could improve resilience and connect supply-rich regions to demand centers.
The paper highlights planning, permitting, cost allocation, and supply chain limits as major barriers.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 23, 2026·via content.knowledgehub.wiley.com

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Sudden data center load losses prompt NERC alert, recommendations

NERC plans a Level 3 alert after sudden large data-center load drops rattled the grid

NERC is preparing a Level 3 essential actions alert expected May 4.
The alert follows unexpected customer-initiated reductions of 1,000 MW or more from large loads.
Recommended actions will address modeling, study, monitoring and commissioning of major computational loads including AI data centers.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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Kentucky utilities eye 266-MW pumped storage project as demand drives renewed interest

Kentucky Utilities Study $1.3 Billion Pumped Storage Project as Power Demand Climbs

LG&E and KU are studying Rye Development’s proposed 266-MW Lewis Ridge pumped storage project.
The project is estimated at $1.3 billion, or about $4.9 million per MW.
AI, industrial and manufacturing demand are renewing interest in long-duration grid storage.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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FERC tees up June decision on data center interconnection reform

FERC Sets June Timeline for Data Center Interconnection Action

FERC says it will address large-load and data center interconnection reforms in June.
The commission is focused on speed, legal durability and the boundary between federal and state authority.
The decision could materially affect how data center demand is integrated into the U.S. grid.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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NAACP Sues Elon Over His Noxious AI Data Center

NAACP lawsuit puts xAI’s Memphis-area power strategy under fresh scrutiny

The NAACP alleges xAI is using 27 unpermitted gas turbines to power its Colossus data center.
The lawsuit says nearby residents face pollution and noise burdens from the temporary power units.
xAI says the turbines are operating in compliance with applicable laws.
The dispute highlights the environmental and permitting pressures emerging around AI infrastructure expansion.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 17, 2026·via futurism.com

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North America’s energy transition is accelerating yet volatile

North America’s energy transition is still advancing, but politics are changing the pace

Renewables are still projected to gain share in North America through 2035.
The region is expected to trail the global pace of clean-energy capacity growth.
Rising electricity demand, especially from data centers, is becoming a major stress point.
Political volatility is reshaping which projects and technologies advance fastest.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 15, 2026·via energymonitor.ai

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The US Government Will Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use

US to Launch Mandatory Data Center Power Survey

The federal government plans to require reporting on data center power use.
The survey would be the first national effort of its kind.
AI-driven infrastructure growth is intensifying scrutiny of energy demand and pollution.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 15, 2026·via wired.com

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Why opinion on AI is so divided

Stanford’s Latest AI Index Highlights a Growing Divide Between Experts and the Public

Stanford’s AI Index shows experts and the public sharply disagree on AI’s benefits.
The largest gaps involve jobs, the economy, and medical care.
The divide reflects different experiences with AI and broader anxiety about its real-world costs.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via technologyreview.com

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PJM proposes adding 14.9 GW with bilateral contracts, central procurement

PJM Moves Toward a 14.9 GW Capacity Backstop as Data Center Growth Pressures the Grid

PJM proposed a one-time two-phase backstop procurement for 14.9 GW of new resources.
The grid operator says it could face a 50 GW to 60 GW capacity shortfall over the next decade.
States and utilities may push back if procurement levels expose customers to over-procurement costs.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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Want to understand the current state of AI? Check out these charts.

Stanford AI Index Shows an Industry Outrunning Its Guardrails

The 2026 AI Index says AI performance, adoption, and revenues are still rising fast.
The report highlights heavy power, water, and chip-supply demands behind that growth.
U.S. and Chinese frontier models are now separated by very small margins.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via technologyreview.com

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A person stands among tall grass in a field, with digital overlay of data center buildings in the background.

India’s Data Center Push Is Colliding With Farm and Water Politics

India has launched a 20-year tax holiday for foreign cloud providers using India-based data centers for global customers.
Google and Microsoft projects are facing resistance from farmers and local activists.
Critics say officials are treating the issue as investment policy rather than a political-economy problem.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via restofworld.org

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Gulf Data Center Strikes Could Open a Geopolitical Lane for Chinese Cloud Providers

Reported strikes on AWS facilities in the Gulf disrupted digital services and raised infrastructure security concerns.
Huawei is promoting multi-cloud resilience as a response to concentration risk.
The episode could push Gulf governments toward more diversified cloud strategies rather than reliance on a single provider.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 12, 2026·via restofworld.org

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Gas turbine supply crunch set to raise prices 195% by 2027: WoodMac

Gas turbines are getting harder to buy, pricier to build, and slower to deliver

Gas turbine prices are projected to climb to $600/kW by the end of 2027.
Developers are expected to chase equipment for 63 GW of gas additions from 2026 to 2030.
Large-turbine lead times have stretched to roughly five years.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 9, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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States are already working on solutions to large-load challenges

States push back as data center demand reopens the fight over who controls huge new power loads

A policy fight is growing over who regulates giant new electricity loads such as data centers.
Virginia is cited as a state already moving to review interconnection rules and rate design.
The debate centers on reliability, jurisdiction and whether residential customers could bear the costs.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 9, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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