Microsoft's 2030 climate commitments include three distinct goals: (a) carbon-negative by 2030, (b) water-positive by 2030, and (c) 100% renewable matching for all electricity consumption on a 24/7 basis (the 'hourly matching' goal). Annual 100% renewable...
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TexasWisconsinAir permitBehind-the-meterHyperscaler
Read why it matters →Virginia Department of Environmental Quality's APG-576 (Diesel Engine-Generator Set Procedure for Writing New and Modified Permits) became effective April 9, 2026, with the new BACT (Best Available Control Technology) requirements applicable to air permit...
Virginia DEQ / Trinity Consultants ↗
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Read why it matters →PJM Inside Lines and Utility Dive both confirmed April 29 that 811 new generation projects representing 220 GW of nameplate capacity have entered PJM's first interconnection cycle since the queue was paused for reform in 2022. Mix by fuel: gas-fired 106 GW...
Utility Dive ↗
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Read why it matters →Fleet Data Centers filed applications with Nevada state energy regulators April 20 to construct more than 350 MW of behind-the-meter natural gas and diesel power for two data center campuses at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (TRIC) in Storey County, NV. South...
Carson Now ↗
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Read why it matters →Denver City Council scheduled a second reading and public hearing on the proposed data center moratorium for May 18 with an anticipated effective date of May 21 if it passes. The pause would block all new zoning permits and site development plans for data...
9News Denver ↗
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Read why it matters →Joule Capital Partners, Caterpillar, and Wheeler Machinery (the Cat dealer for Utah/Idaho/Nevada/Wyoming/Montana) announced an agreement to power Joule's 'super-compute-ready' campus in Millard County, UT — 4,000 acres, gigawatt-scale operational launch in...
Caterpillar press release ↗
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Read why it matters →The Virginia legislature on Apr 29 rejected all three of Governor Spanberger's substantive amendments to HB 1393 (Bolling) / SB 253: (1) striking the explicit cost-shift mechanism that assigns capacity + distribution infrastructure costs to high-load...
Inside Climate News ↗
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Read why it matters →NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) gained over 10% Apr 30 on Amazon's announcement of three new SMR-backing deals, including a $500M investment in X-energy. The broader nuclear sector rallied; Amazon's structuring is similar to its prior June 2025 MOU with Dominion...
CoinCentral ↗
PJMVirginiaAir permitInterconnectionHyperscaler
Read why it matters →Virginia DEQ's revised guidance APG-576 ('Diesel Engine-Generator Set Procedure for Writing New and Modified Permits') became effective April 9, 2026. New sections set presumptive BACT for both emergency and non-emergency gen-sets at data center stationary...
Hunton The Nickel Report ↗
VirginiaAir permitBehind-the-meter
Read why it matters →Apr 20 announcement: both top execs stepped down (Neugebauer remains on Board, Everson resigned from CFO role, both retained as observers). Interim Office of the CEO co-led by COO Jacobo Ortiz Blanes and board observer Anna Bofa; Heidrick & Struggles...
Fortune ↗
PJMTexasAir permitBehind-the-meterHyperscaler
Read why it matters →LandGate published a 'definitive' BTM whitepaper and shipped a Battery Storage Analysis tool. Ships in the same window as their Topos acquisition (Dec 2025) and Enterprise AI Data Agent (Feb 2026). The 2026-04-27 strategy/landgate.md sweep is now slightly...
PR Newswire ↗
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