Austin, Tex. – On Tuesday the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency proposed cutting the public out of air pollution permits for “minor sources,” which includes the large diesel generators that many data centers in Texas use.
ATLANTA – The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed cutting the American public out of air pollution permits for “minor sources,” which includes the tractor trailer-sized diesel generators used by data centers for backup power. EPA’s proposal removes any requirement for transparency or public participation for “minor source” pollution sources, including most data centers.
Baton Rouge - After spending years as one of the nation’s biggest data center supporters, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has issued a hollow executive order calling for guardrails that would do far too little to protect Louisianans from the impacts of the very centers he has been courting.
Salt Lake City – Box Elder County Commissioners voted on Monday to approve the Stratos Data Center, a massive project set to become one of the largest in the country. The facility will be built in the Great Salt Lake basin, threatening a critical migratory bird habitat and an ecosystem that is already under significant strain. The facility is projected to increase Utah’s carbon emissions by 50%.
NASHVILLE - Today, seven Big Tech companies and Donald Trump agreed to an ‘affordability pledge’ that they claim will protect everyday Americans from soaring energy prices caused by the massive amount of power and infrastructure data centers require.
ATLANTA - Today, seven Big Tech companies and Donald Trump agreed to an ‘affordability pledge’ that they claim will protect everyday Americans from soaring energy prices caused by the massive amount of power and infrastructure data centers require.
Washington, D.C. - Today, seven Big Tech companies and Donald Trump agreed to an ‘affordability pledge’ that they claim will protect everyday Americans from soaring energy prices caused by the massive amount of power and infrastructure data centers require.
ATLANTA - Today, environmental groups pushed back on Georgia Power’s defense of its plan to build the most expensive gas plants in the nation.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Democratic governors from Pennsylvania, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Maryland signed onto a deal to ensure PJM takes measures that ensure Big Tech is paying their fair share for their massive power usage.
ATLANTA - Today, environmental groups demanded the Georgia Public Service Commission reconsider Georgia Power’s plan to build the most expensive gas plants in the nation.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) is considering a new rate structure on data centers that favors profits and protections for Big Tech companies and We Energies, putting Wisconsinites at risk to subsidize the infrastructure costs needed for these billion-dollar companies to run their data centers.